What is Violence Against Women?
Welsh respondents were asked whether they would describe the following issues as
violence against women. The responses are similar across both the rural and urban
groups.
Table W1: Which of the following would you describe as violence against women?
Rural % Urban %
domestic violence 100 100
sexual violence 99.3 99.2
female genital mutilation 93.3 99.2
forced marriage 94.8 94.7
trafficking 93.3 90.2
‘honour’ crimes 90.3 93.9
sexual harassment 85.8 87.1
stalking 85.8 80.3
abuse based on religious views 83.6 86.4
child sexual abuse 74.6 74.2
family violence (parent to child) 74.6 75
workplace harassment 67.9 69.7
bullying 81.3 74.2
racist attacks 65.7 72.7
sibling violence 59 70.5
prostitution 62.7 59.8
pornography 48.5 41.7
lap-dancing 16.4 22.7
topless models (page 3) 16.4 18.9
There are very similar views across the rural and urban groups with the main differences
in relation to stalking and bullying.
Prevalence of Violence Against Women
The respondents were asked to identify how often they thought that specific types of
violence against women occurred. Table W2, below, indicates the types of violence and
abuse that Welsh respondents believed to happen frequently.
Table W2: Types of violence and abuse that happen frequently.
Rural % Urban %
domestic violence 88 96.9
sexual violence 78 87.2
prostitution 77.9 87.6
sexual harassment 75.6 80.5
child sexual abuse 69.2 68.2
forced marriage 55.3 61.2
‘honour' crimes 47 48.8
female genital mutilation 42 54.7
Table W2illustrates that in the majority of cases, fewer rural than urban women thought
these things happened frequently. It is important to note that ‘frequently’ was chosen as
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