Table 5: Experiences of Sexual Abuse by Sex and Child Protection Status

Total Male Female Child Non-Protection Case Child Protection Case
Total (N) 2980 1579 1401 2128 852
Weighted (N) 2980 1555 1425 2794 186
Experienced sexual touching or someone exposing their private parts /sex organs to you (%) 2.6 0.5 4.8 2.1 9.5
Experienced attempted intercourse (%) 2.6 0.4 5.0 2.2 9.2
Experienced forced / completed intercourse (%) 1.9 0.2 3.8 1.6 6.5
Experienced other types of sexual behaviour (%) 0.8 0.2 1.4 0.6 3.8
Total (%) 3.4 0.7 6.4 2.9 11.6

Experiences of sexual abuse by sex and child protection statusNote. All percentage values are weighted; Total = Positive endorsement of at least one item; Categories were not mutually exclusive; Values pertain to experiences occurring under the age of 24.