This statistic shows the results of a survey in 2017 in which females in Great Britain were asked which types of sexual harassment they had ever experienced. Verbal comments of a sexual nature were the most common form of harassment, with 39 percent of respondents claiming to have experienced this in their lifetime. Only 36 percent of respondents said they had not experienced any of the forms of harassment in the provided list.
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YouGov. (October 19, 2017). Which, if any, of the following have you ever experienced? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/779046/types-of-sexual-harassment-against-women-great-britain/
YouGov. "Which, if any, of the following have you ever experienced?." Chart. October 19, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/779046/types-of-sexual-harassment-against-women-great-britain/
YouGov. (2017). Which, if any, of the following have you ever experienced?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/779046/types-of-sexual-harassment-against-women-great-britain/
YouGov. "Which, If Any, of The following Have You Ever Experienced?." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/779046/types-of-sexual-harassment-against-women-great-britain/
YouGov, Which, if any, of the following have you ever experienced? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/779046/types-of-sexual-harassment-against-women-great-britain/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
Which, if any, of the following have you ever experienced? [Graph], YouGov, October 19, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/779046/types-of-sexual-harassment-against-women-great-britain/