This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in 2017 on sexual harassment. The respondents were asked if they think that, in light of the number of women facing sexual harassment at the workplace, sexual harassment was a major problem or a minor problem. The results were then sorted by gender. During the survey, 73 percent of surveyed women stated they think that sexual harassment is a major problem, while 66 percent of surveyed men stated the same.
Share of Americans who consider sexual harassment a major or a minor problem in 2017, by gender
The source worded the original question as follows: "In terms of the number of women who face sexual harassment in the workplace, would you say sexual
harassment these days is – a major problem or a minor problem?"
* Female respondents in 2017: n=454
Male respondents in 2017: 558.
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Gallup. (November 3, 2017). Share of Americans who consider sexual harassment a major or a minor problem in 2017, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/787980/americans-assessment-of-sexual-harassment-of-women-as-a-problem-gender/
Gallup. "Share of Americans who consider sexual harassment a major or a minor problem in 2017, by gender." Chart. November 3, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/787980/americans-assessment-of-sexual-harassment-of-women-as-a-problem-gender/
Gallup. (2017). Share of Americans who consider sexual harassment a major or a minor problem in 2017, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/787980/americans-assessment-of-sexual-harassment-of-women-as-a-problem-gender/
Gallup. "Share of Americans Who Consider Sexual Harassment a Major or a Minor Problem in 2017, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/787980/americans-assessment-of-sexual-harassment-of-women-as-a-problem-gender/
Gallup, Share of Americans who consider sexual harassment a major or a minor problem in 2017, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/787980/americans-assessment-of-sexual-harassment-of-women-as-a-problem-gender/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of Americans who consider sexual harassment a major or a minor problem in 2017, by gender [Graph], Gallup, November 3, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/787980/americans-assessment-of-sexual-harassment-of-women-as-a-problem-gender/
