Table W5: Abuse experienced as a child
Rural % Urban %
Neglect 7.8 10.4
Physical abuse 6.3 22.4
Sexual abuse 18.8 19.4
Emotional abuse 14.1 31.3
No child abuse 65.6 55.2
Table W5 indicates that rural women experienced less abuse across all types as children
than their urban counterparts.
Disclosure and Help-Seeking
Respondents were asked if they had told anyone about the violence and abuse they
experienced as a child and/or adult. 69.4% of rural women and 61.8% of urban women
reported telling someone about their experiences. Respondents were asked to provide
details about who they had disclosed to. The following table indicates that rural and
urban women chose to disclose to the same top groups of people.
Table W6: Help-seeking of rural and urban women.
Rural % Urban %
Friend/s 75.6 Friend/s 77.8
Family 48.9 family 53.3
Police 24.4 Police 40.0
Counselling services 15.6 Counselling services 17.8
Doctor 17.8 Doctor 15.6
Solicitor 24.4
It is evident that both groups choose to disclose primarily to their friends and families
about their experiences, although a slightly higher percentage of urban women told their
families than rural women. This finding was not found in the general urban/rural cohort.
It is also interesting that urban women from Wales identify solicitors/lawyers as a group
they had told about the violence and abuse they had experienced, which was not matched
by the other respondent groups.
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