Elder abuse in Australia: sexual abuse : findings from the National Elder Abuse Prevalence Study Australian Institute of Family Studies
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BookSeries: Research Snapshot.Publisher: Melbourne, Vic : Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2022Description: electronic document (3 pages) ; PDF file.Subject(s): ELDER ABUSE | HELP SEEKING | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | OLDER WOMEN | PERPETRATORS | PREVALENCE | SEXUAL VIOLENCE | SURVEYS | INTERNATIONAL | AUSTRALIAOnline resources: Download paper, PDF | Read online, HTML | Read full Elder Abuse Prevalence study report Summary: The Survey of Older People indicated that 1% of community‑dwelling people aged 65 and older in Australia
reported an experience of sexual abuse in the 12 months preceding the survey.
Of those who reported experiencing sexual abuse the most common form of sexual abuse was being talked to in
an unwanted sexual way (77%), and one‑third (32%) reported being touched in a sexual way against their will.
Most older people who experienced sexual abuse reported experiencing one type of sexual abuse (65%) and over
one‑third (35%) reported multiple types of sexual abuse. (From the document). Record #8239
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Research Snapshot, August 2022
The Survey of Older People indicated that 1% of community‑dwelling people aged 65 and older in Australia
reported an experience of sexual abuse in the 12 months preceding the survey.
Of those who reported experiencing sexual abuse the most common form of sexual abuse was being talked to in
an unwanted sexual way (77%), and one‑third (32%) reported being touched in a sexual way against their will.
Most older people who experienced sexual abuse reported experiencing one type of sexual abuse (65%) and over
one‑third (35%) reported multiple types of sexual abuse. (From the document). Record #8239
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