In a survey conducted in Italy in 2021, female respondents took more precautions than males in order to avoid or face situations in which they felt unsafe. About 65 percent of female and 53 percent of male interviewees declared to adopt certain measures in situations they would not dare to encounter.
Do you ever take precautions in order to avoid or face situations in which you feel less safe?
Adjust the presentation of the statistic and data points.
Share the statistic on social media channels or embed the statistic in your
website using "Embed Code", where available.
Cite this statistic and select one of the following formats: APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA & Bluebook.
Print the statistic including description and metadata.
Chart type
Do you ever take precautions in order to avoid or face situations in which you feel less safe?
Share this statistic
You have no right to use this feature.
Make sure to contact us if you are interested in scientific citation.
You can upgrade your account to enable this functionality for all statistics.
This feature is not available with your current account.Request access
CAWI methodology.
*493 males and 530 females.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Ti capita di prendere delle precauzioni per evitare o affrontare le situazioni in cui ti senti meno al sicuro?".
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
YouGov Italy. (February 24, 2021). Do you ever take precautions in order to avoid or face situations in which you feel less safe? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219575/precautions-in-order-to-avoid-unsafe-situations-in-italy-by-gender/
YouGov Italy. "Do you ever take precautions in order to avoid or face situations in which you feel less safe?." Chart. February 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219575/precautions-in-order-to-avoid-unsafe-situations-in-italy-by-gender/
YouGov Italy. (2021). Do you ever take precautions in order to avoid or face situations in which you feel less safe?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219575/precautions-in-order-to-avoid-unsafe-situations-in-italy-by-gender/
YouGov Italy. "Do You Ever Take Precautions in Order to Avoid or Face Situations in Which You Feel Less Safe?." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219575/precautions-in-order-to-avoid-unsafe-situations-in-italy-by-gender/
YouGov Italy, Do you ever take precautions in order to avoid or face situations in which you feel less safe? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219575/precautions-in-order-to-avoid-unsafe-situations-in-italy-by-gender/ (last visited February 12, 2025)
Do you ever take precautions in order to avoid or face situations in which you feel less safe? [Graph], YouGov Italy, February 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219575/precautions-in-order-to-avoid-unsafe-situations-in-italy-by-gender/
Profit from additional features with an Employee Account
Please create an employee account to be able to mark statistics as favorites.
Then you can access your favorite statistics via the star in the header.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.