This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in 1998 and in 2017 on sexual harassment. The respondents were asked if, in light of the number of women facing sexual harassment at the workplace, they think that sexual harassment was a major problem or a minor problem. During the survey in 1998, 50 percent of respondents stated they think that sexual harassment is a major problem. In 2017, 69 percent of respondents stated the same.
Would you say sexual harassment these days is a major problem or a minor problem?
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Gallup. (November 3, 2017). Would you say sexual harassment these days is a major problem or a minor problem? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/787911/americans-assessment-of-sexual-harassment-of-women-as-a-problem/
Gallup. "Would you say sexual harassment these days is a major problem or a minor problem?." Chart. November 3, 2017. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/787911/americans-assessment-of-sexual-harassment-of-women-as-a-problem/
Gallup. (2017). Would you say sexual harassment these days is a major problem or a minor problem?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/787911/americans-assessment-of-sexual-harassment-of-women-as-a-problem/
Gallup. "Would You Say Sexual Harassment These Days Is a Major Problem or a Minor Problem?." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/787911/americans-assessment-of-sexual-harassment-of-women-as-a-problem/
Gallup, Would you say sexual harassment these days is a major problem or a minor problem? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/787911/americans-assessment-of-sexual-harassment-of-women-as-a-problem/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Would you say sexual harassment these days is a major problem or a minor problem? [Graph], Gallup, November 3, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/787911/americans-assessment-of-sexual-harassment-of-women-as-a-problem/