MALE DOMESTIC ABUSE – THE FACTS…(answers in red)

1) How much funding does the home office provide for supporting women at risk of domestic violence per year?
£0            £20,000            £500,000            £5 million            £50 million            £60 million

2) How much funding does the home office provide for supporting men at risk of domestic violence per year?
£0            £20,000            £500,000            £5 million            £50 million            £60 million

3) Approximately how many refuges are there currently for women in the UK?
1            100            120            170            370            470            570

4) Approximately how many refuges are there currently for men in the UK?
1            100            120            170            370            470            570

5) How many times more likely are women to report domestic violence?
2 times                        3 times                        4 times                        5 times                        6 times

6) How many men in a study of 10,844 men and women said they had been physically assaulted by their partner?
1.2%                        1.8%                        2.4%                        3.2%                        4.2%

7) How many women in a study of 10,844 men and women said they had been physically assaulted by their partner?
1.2%                        1.8%                        2.4%                        3.2%                        4.2%

8) How many men experience domestic violence over a lifetime period?
1:3                        1:4                        1:5                        1:6                        1:7

9) How many women experience domestic violence over a lifetime period?
1:3                        1:4                        1:5                        1:6                        1:7

10) How many men phoning a domestic violence helpline for men had children?
10%                        30%                        50%                        70%                        80%

11) How many of these children witnessed the abuse against their fathers?
11%                        13%                        43%                        53%                        61%

12) How many women in a study of 24,498 men and women experienced stalking?
1.9%                        3.9%                        5.9%                        8.9%

13) How many men in a study of 24,498 men and women experienced stalking?
1.9%                        3.9%                        5.9%                        8.9%

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