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Proportion of workers who reported having experienced workplace harassment in the past 12 months, by sex and type of harassment, Canada, 2016

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Any type Verbal abuse Humiliating behaviour Threats to person Physical violence Unwanted sexual attention or sexual harassment 0 5 10 15 20 % TotalTotal MenMen WomenWomen
Source(s):
General Social Survey (Canadians at Work and Home), 2016.

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Proportion of workers who reported having experienced workplace harassment in the past 12 months, by sex and type of harassment, Canada, 2016, %
  Total Men Women
Any type 15.9 13.2 18.7
Verbal abuse 11.1 9.7 12.5
Humiliating behaviour 5.3 4.8 5.8
Threats to person 2.8 2.8 2.8
Physical violence 2.2 1.5 3.1
Unwanted sexual attention or sexual harassment 2.2 0.7 3.8
Source(s):
General Social Survey (Canadians at Work and Home), 2016.
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