If you were a victim of gender-based violence or abuse, which three of the following, would you be most likely to speak to about it?
Please rank these from 1 to 3, in order of who you would speak to about this first, then second and then third.
This table shows who respondents would be second most likely to speak to about this.

	%
A close friend	18
My spouse or partner	2
Another family member	15
A charity or helpline	10
The police	23
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	12
A social worker	2
Other (please write in)	0
I would not feel comfortable speaking about it	10
I don't know	9

 

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
A close friend	17	18
My spouse or partner	2	2
Another family member	13	17
A charity or helpline	9	11
The police	20	25
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	12	13
A social worker	2	1
Other (please write in)	1	0
I would not feel comfortable speaking about it	13	7
I don't know	11	7

 

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Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
A close friend	20	16	25	14	18	15
My spouse or partner	0	3	2	3	2	1
Another family member	11	18	19	11	13	16
A charity or helpline	11	7	12	14	6	11
The police	31	27	16	21	24	22
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	12	12	9	14	15	11
A social worker	0	2	1	1	3	2
Other (please write in)	3	0	0	0	0	0
I would not feel comfortable speaking about it	13	6	8	13	9	11
I don't know	0	9	8	9	10	12

 

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Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
A close friend	18	20	15
My spouse or partner	2	2	1
Another family member	15	15	16
A charity or helpline	10	9	11
The police	24	21	22
A medical professional (eg a doctor or nurse)	13	11	14
A social worker	1	2	3
Other (please write in)	0	0	1
I would not feel comfortable speaking about it	10	12	7
I don't know	8	9	9

 

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