Females were more than four times more likely than males to have experienced unwanted sexual activity after the age of 18, either through the use of physical violence, threats of physical violence, blackmail, or the threat of relationship break-up (Table 3). Most commonly the perpetrator of the unwanted sexual activity against females was a partner, boyfriend or husband (39.8%) followed by a stranger (24.7%) or a friend (21.4%). Of those who reported any unwanted sexual activity, females reported a higher number of events than males (Table 3). Women were also more likely to be victims of adult violence (pushing, grabbing, shoving, slapping, hitting, kicking, punching, choking, strangling) or threats of violence (hitting, threatened with a weapon), whilst males were more likely to be perpetrators of violence (Table 3).
