QUIZ ON MALE DOMESTIC ABUSE – THE FACTS

Compiled by Ley Barden

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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