The statistic presents the results of a survey conducted in January and February 2018 to find out about the situation of women and gender (in)equality across 27 countries. In Brazil, female respondents guessed that approximately 59 percent of women had been victims of physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former partner or spouse at some point in their life. The source estimated that around 31 percent of women in Brazil had actually suffered violence from their partner or spouse.
Perceptions on how many women have suffered physical and/or sexual violence by their partner or spouse in Brazil as of 2018, by gender
The source worded the question as follows: "Out of every 100 women in [country], how many do you think say they have been a victim of physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former partner or spouse at some point in their life?".
* Respondents across Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France, Great Britain, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the United States.
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Ipsos. (March 5, 2018). Perceptions on how many women have suffered physical and/or sexual violence by their partner or spouse in Brazil as of 2018, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/814679/perceptions-women-suffered-violence-partner-gender-brazil/
Ipsos. "Perceptions on how many women have suffered physical and/or sexual violence by their partner or spouse in Brazil as of 2018, by gender." Chart. March 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/814679/perceptions-women-suffered-violence-partner-gender-brazil/
Ipsos. (2018). Perceptions on how many women have suffered physical and/or sexual violence by their partner or spouse in Brazil as of 2018, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/814679/perceptions-women-suffered-violence-partner-gender-brazil/
Ipsos. "Perceptions on How Many Women Have Suffered Physical And/or Sexual Violence by Their Partner or Spouse in Brazil as of 2018, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/814679/perceptions-women-suffered-violence-partner-gender-brazil/
Ipsos, Perceptions on how many women have suffered physical and/or sexual violence by their partner or spouse in Brazil as of 2018, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/814679/perceptions-women-suffered-violence-partner-gender-brazil/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Perceptions on how many women have suffered physical and/or sexual violence by their partner or spouse in Brazil as of 2018, by gender [Graph], Ipsos, March 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/814679/perceptions-women-suffered-violence-partner-gender-brazil/