Table 1

Prevalence rates of physical, emotional and sexual child abuse victimisation

Never % (n)Lifetime % (n)In the past year %(n)Monthly % (n)Incidence % (n)
Physical abuse
 Baseline59.9 (2036)40.1 (1365)18.2 (619)
 Follow-up43.7 (1485)56.3 (1916)37.9 (1289)16.6 (564)18.2 (641)
Emotional abuse
 Baseline65.8 (2237)34.2 (1160)19.2 (654)
 Follow-up64.5 (2195)35.5 (1206)31.6 (1076)20.7 (704)12.1 (410)
Sexual harassment
 Baseline
 Follow-up85.7 (2899)14.8 (502)12.8 (437)8.1 (276)
Forced exposure to pornography
 Baseline
 Follow-up97.6 (3319)2.4 (82)2 (69)0.8 (26)
Contact sexual abuse
 Baseline96.3 (3276)3.7 (125)
 Follow-up89.8 (3054)9 (306)5.9 (201)2.8 (94)5.3 (181)
Rape
 Baseline98.8 (3360)1.2 (41)
 Follow-up96.7 (3290)3.3 (111)0.8 (28)0.3 (10)2.1 (70)
Any type of victimisation experienced
 Baseline46.1 (1567)53.9 (1834)
 Follow-up31.1 (1057)68.9 (2344)54.9 (1868)32.3 (1100)
Multiple abuse victimisation
 Physical and emotional72.9 (2479)27.1 (922)19.6 (667)9.2 (312)
 Physical and sexual93.9 (3192)6.1 (209)3.6 (122)0.8 (28)
 Emotional and sexual94.4 (3211)5.6 (190)3.6 (123)1.6 (56)
 Physical, emotional and sexual95.4 (3246)4.6 (155)3.2 (109)0.6 (22)