Table 5
Table 5
Type of behaviour
Sexual minorityTable 5 Note 1
HeterosexualTable 5 Note †
Male gender
Female gender
Total
Male gender
Female gender
Total
percentTable 5 Note 2
95% confidence interval
percentTable 5 Note 2
95% confidence interval
percentTable 5 Note 2
95% confidence interval
percentTable 5 Note 2
95% confidence interval
percentTable 5 Note 2
95% confidence interval
percentTable 5 Note 2
95% confidence interval
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Unwanted behaviours in public places
Unwanted physical contact
13.1Note *
9.5
17.9
42.8Note ***
36.8
49.0
29.2Note *
25.3
33.5
6.0
5.4
6.6
16.4Note **
15.5
17.3
11.2
10.7
11.8
Indecent exposure
8.9Note *
5.8
13.5
8.8Note *
6.1
12.6
9.7Note *
7.2
12.9
2.9
2.5
3.4
4.2Note **
3.7
4.8
3.6
3.2
4.0
Unwanted comments about sex or gender
18.3Note *
13.8
23.8
41.6Note ***
35.6
47.8
32.6Note *
28.4
37.1
5.5
4.9
6.1
10.6Note **
9.8
11.4
8.0
7.6
8.6
Unwanted comments about sexual orientation or assumed sexual orientation
30.8Note *
25.0
37.4
34.0Note *
28.3
40.2
33.6Note *
29.4
38.0
3.0
2.6
3.4
2.5
2.2
3.0
2.7
2.5
3.0
Unwanted sexual attention
14.7Note *
10.9
19.7
51.9Note ***
46.1
57.7
35.5Note *
31.4
39.9
5.2
4.7
5.8
24.0Note **
23.1
25.0
14.7
14.1
15.3
Experienced unwanted sexual behaviour in public in the past 12 months 40.6Note * 34.6 46.8 68.7Note *** 63.5 73.5 56.9Note * 52.8 61.0 12.5 11.7 13.3 30.5Note ** 29.5 31.6 21.6 20.9 22.2
Unwanted behaviours online
Threatening or aggressive emails or messages directed at you personally
14.9Note *
11.2
19.6
24.4Note ***
19.3
30.4
20.6Note *
17.1
24.8
7.3
6.7
8.0
9.6Note **
8.9
10.4
8.5
8.0
9.0
Threatening or aggressive messages sent to a group or on social media
11.1Note *
7.5
16.1
14.3Note *
9.9
20.4
12.7Note *
9.6
16.5
3.9
3.4
4.4
4.1
3.5
4.7
4.0
3.6
4.4
Posting or distributing, or threatening to post or distribute, intimate or sexually explicit images without consent
4.8Note *
2.5
9.0
7.3Note *
3.8
13.3
5.9Note *
3.7
9.3
1.4
1.2
1.7
1.3
1.0
1.8
1.4
1.2
1.6
Pressure to send, share, or post sexually suggestive or explicit images or messages
10.3Note *
6.7
15.4
11.3Note *
8.3
15.2
10.7Note *
8.3
13.6
1.5
1.2
1.8
3.4Note **
2.9
3.9
2.5
2.2
2.8
Being sent unwanted sexually suggestive or explicit images or messages
20.1Note *
15.4
25.9
28.0Note ***
23.0
33.6
23.9Note *
20.5
27.6
6.0
5.5
6.7
10.0Note **
9.2
10.8
8.0
7.5
8.5
Experienced unwanted sexual behaviour online in the past 12 months 32.2Note * 26.3 38.8 40.5Note * 34.8 46.4 36.7Note * 32.6 41.1 13.0 12.1 13.8 17.5Note ** 16.6 18.5 15.3 14.6 16.0
Protective measures online
Changed username or blocked others because of harassment
22.8Note *
17.9
28.6
33.6Note ***
28.1
39.5
29.1Note *
25.2
33.3
9.2
8.5
9.9
16.6Note **
15.7
17.6
12.9
12.3
13.5
Limited Internet use or social media participation for protection
16.5
12.4
21.5
26.5Note ***
21.3
32.4
21.4Note *
17.9
25.2
11.8
11.1
12.6
16.9Note **
16.0
17.8
14.4
13.8
14.9
Shut down or deleted an account because of harassment
7.0Note *
4.4
10.9
9.5Note *
6.6
13.4
8.0Note *
6.1
10.5
2.7
2.4
3.1
3.7Note **
3.3
4.2
3.2
3.0
3.5
Took a protective measure online due to harassment in the past 12 months 31.8Note * 26.3 38.0 43.7Note *** 38.0 49.5 38.4Note * 34.3 42.7 18.1 17.2 19.1 27.5Note ** 26.4 28.6 22.9 22.1 23.6
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2020-09-09
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