If someone tried to to take advantage of you sexually, do you think any of these would be reasons why you would not report this? [MULTIPLE RESPONSE TABLE]

	%
Not wanting to be seen as a victim	34
A feeling of shame	50
A feeling of helplessness	30
Having got a poor response when trying to tell before	12
Difficulty explaining what happened	49
The feeling 'I should be able to protect myself'	37
No one will believe me	29
Other reasons	6

 

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Results for young men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Not wanting to be seen as a victim	36	33
A feeling of shame	43	55
A feeling of helplessness	24	34
Having got a poor response when trying to tell before	9	14
Difficulty explaining what happened	41	56
The feeling 'I should be able to protect myself'	40	35
No one will believe me	21	35
Other reasons	6	5

 

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Results for young people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Not wanting to be seen as a victim	34	37	32
A feeling of shame	53	52	43
A feeling of helplessness	32	32	26
Having got a poor response when trying to tell before	10	11	16
Difficulty explaining what happened	55	47	45
The feeling 'I should be able to protect myself'	36	34	42
No one will believe me	29	29	29
Other reasons	3	6	8

 

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