If you are affected by any of the issues raised in this survey, help is available from the following national helplines or from local/regional helplines which you can find in the Background Notes.
Tá leagan Gaeilge den leathanch seo ar fáil. Féach Míreanna Fuaime.
The following audio files contain quotes from CSO Statistician Helen McGrath about the Sexual Violence Survey 2022 Main Results publication.
Media outlets have permission to use the clip as long as they credit the CSO.
"Four in ten adults experienced sexual violence over their lifetime, results from the CSO’s Sexual Violence Survey 2022 show.
Clear differences by sex and age were evident as over half or 52% of women experienced sexual violence in their lifetime compared with 28% of men.
In terms of age, around 65% of women aged 18-24 experienced sexual violence in their lifetime compared with 17% for men aged 65 and over."
"Six times more women experienced non-consensual sexual intercourse as an adult than men, according to the CSO’s Sexual Violence Survey 2022. It found that 18% of women experienced non-consensual sexual intercourse compared with 3% of men.
The data also shows that child sexual violence was experienced by men and women across all age groups, but young women (aged 18-24) reported the highest levels.
For example, unwanted sexual intercourse as a child was reported by 10% of women aged 18-24 compared with 2% of men in this age group."
"New data on the prevalence of sexual violence from the Central Statistics Office shows that almost 8 in 10 adults who experienced sexual violence at least once in their lifetime knew the perpetrator, with very little difference between women and men.
About half of adults or 47% who experienced sexual violence in their lifetime told someone about it, whether that was to one person, many people or a group or organisation.
Just over half of women or 53% who experienced sexual violence in their lifetime told someone compared with a third of men or 34%."
"The people who took part in the CSO’s Sexual Violence Survey 2022 were aged 18 and over. They were randomly selected without any prior knowledge of their background or life story. Those who took part represented a broad cross section of the population of Ireland, with a mix of ages and sex, across urban and rural areas and from every county.
This was a sensitive survey and we wish to thank all those who shared their story with us.
For anyone affected by the issues raised in this survey and publication they can find helpline details on our website and in the publication."
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