This statistic presents the share of adults that have experienced some form of unwanted sexual attention in a non-physical form (e.g. wolf whistling, sexual comments, staring, exposure etc.) in the United Kingdom as of 2016, broken down by gender. The survey results showed that over half of females in the respondent group had experienced such an event.
Have you ever experienced unwanted attention (non-contact, e.g. shouts, insults, staring, name calling etc.) in a public space?*
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YouGov. (March 8, 2016). Have you ever experienced unwanted attention (non-contact, e.g. shouts, insults, staring, name calling etc.) in a public space?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/530852/instances-of-unwanted-non-contact-sexual-attention-gender/
YouGov. "Have you ever experienced unwanted attention (non-contact, e.g. shouts, insults, staring, name calling etc.) in a public space?*." Chart. March 8, 2016. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530852/instances-of-unwanted-non-contact-sexual-attention-gender/
YouGov. (2016). Have you ever experienced unwanted attention (non-contact, e.g. shouts, insults, staring, name calling etc.) in a public space?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/530852/instances-of-unwanted-non-contact-sexual-attention-gender/
YouGov. "Have You Ever Experienced Unwanted Attention (Non-contact, E.G. Shouts, Insults, Staring, Name Calling Etc.) in a Public Space?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/530852/instances-of-unwanted-non-contact-sexual-attention-gender/
YouGov, Have you ever experienced unwanted attention (non-contact, e.g. shouts, insults, staring, name calling etc.) in a public space?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/530852/instances-of-unwanted-non-contact-sexual-attention-gender/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Have you ever experienced unwanted attention (non-contact, e.g. shouts, insults, staring, name calling etc.) in a public space?* [Graph], YouGov, March 8, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/530852/instances-of-unwanted-non-contact-sexual-attention-gender/