Section 4: Survey Respondents
5,372 women responded to the survey of which 4,080 completed the whole survey. Of
these respondents, 526 were members of the Women’s Institute. The responses given
below include the actual number of responses to each individual question and an
explanation of where percentages come from; at times percentages are used where
comparisons between the different groups are being made. This is because respondents
were not directed to answer all questions and therefore the number of responses received
per question varies. The demographic details are also broken down to illustrate rural and
urban differences. The data regarding experiences of violence/abuse only relate to
respondents who answered that they had experiences of these and then provided
information about it.
Location and Age
Of the 5,301 women who responded to the question about location, 1,700 (32%)identify
as living in a rural area, compared to 3,601 women (68%) who live in an urban area.
The vast majority of respondents, 75%, live in England (N= 3,990), with 5% living in
Wales (N=282); 15% in Scotland (N=788); 2% in Northern Ireland (N=99), and 3%
living elsewhere (N=156). 5,315 respondents answered this question.
Figure 1: Age of rural and urban women
In terms of age, the urban cohort is slightly younger than those living in rural areas with
32.8% of the urban cohort aged between 25-34 compared to 16.3% of the rural group.
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