Young People's Attitudes To Violence Against Women Report On Findings From The Young People In Scotland Survey 2014

Annex B - Tables of results

Domestic abuse - physical violence

Q43. Imagine a married couple who have been together for a while. One evening the man's wife tells him she has been having an affair. He has never hit her before, but he responds to this news by slapping her in the face. Please choose the number which best describes what you think about the man's behaviour.

	All pupils	Boys	Girls	Hold stereotypical views	Don't hold stereotypical views
1 - Not wrong at all	3%	5%	1%	7%	2%
2	3%	3%	2%	2%	3%
3	6%	7%	4%	9%	4%
4	10%	11%	8%	12%	10%
5	14%	14%	14%	13%	14%
6	19%	17%	21%	12%	18%
7 - Very seriously wrong	36%	32%	41%	32%	43%
I don't know	4%	5%	3%	6%	2%
I prefer not to say	3%	2%	3%	2%	2%
Not stated	3%	3%	2%	4%	1%
1 to 3	11%	15%	7%	18%	9%
5 to 7	69%	62%	76%	58%	76%
Base size	2285	1130	1110	332	932

Q44. What if he immediately told her how sorry he is for slapping her, do you think she should forgive him?

	All pupils	Boys	Girls	Hold stereotypical views	Don't hold stereotypical views
Yes, definitely	8%	9%	6%	15%	7%
Yes, probably	26%	28%	25%	25%	28%
No, probably not	28%	28%	28%	24%	29%
No, definitely not	18%	13%	23%	18%	21%
I don't know	14%	15%	13%	14%	13%
I prefer not to say	2%	2%	2%	2%	2%
Not stated	3%	4%	2%	3%	2%
Yes	34%	37%	31%	40%	34%
No	46%	41%	51%	41%	50%
Base size	2285	1130	1110	332	932

Domestic abuse - controlling behaviour

Q41. Imagine a married woman who wants to go out with her friends for a meal in the evening. When she tells her husband about it, he gets very annoyed. He tells her that he doesn't want her going out without him. Please choose the number which best describes what you think about the man's behaviour.

	All pupils	Boys	Girls	Hold stereotypical views	Don't hold stereotypical views
1 - Not wrong at all	3%	5%	1%	7%	2%
2	3%	4%	2%	4%	2%
3	6%	8%	4%	7%	4%
4	13%	15%	11%	16%	11%
5	21%	21%	21%	18%	20%
6	23%	19%	27%	16%	27%
7 - Very seriously wrong	21%	16%	25%	16%	28%
I don't know	6%	7%	6%	8%	4%
I prefer not to say	2%	1%	2%	4%	1%
Not stated	3%	3%	2%	3%	-
1 to 3	12%	16%	7%	19%	8%
5 to 7	64%	57%	73%	50%	76%
Base size	2285	1130	1110	338	932

- = less than 0.5%

Q42. Still thinking about the man telling his wife he doesn't want her going out without him. What harm, if any, do you think this does to her?

	All pupils	Boys	Girls	Hold stereotypical views	Don't hold stereotypical views
A great deal	12%	11%	12%	12%	14%
Quite a lot	32%	28%	35%	22%	37%
Some	32%	34%	31%	35%	33%
Not very much	9%	10%	8%	12%	8%
None at all	2%	3%	2%	6%	1%
I don't know	7%	7%	8%	8%	5%
I prefer not to say	2%	2%	2%	2%	1%
Not stated	4%	5%	2%	4%	1%
At least some harm	76%	73%	78%	69%	84%
Not very much/No harm	11%	13%	10%	17%	9%
Base size	2285	1130	1110	332	932

Stalking and harassment

Q36. Imagine a woman who broke up with her boyfriend a few months ago. He wants them to get back together, she does not. He has been sending flowers and gifts to her work and home even though she has told him she doesn't want them. Please choose the number which best describes what you think about the man's behaviour.

	All pupils	Boys	Girls	Hold stereotypical views	Don't hold stereotypical views
1 - Not wrong at all	9%	10%	9%	13%	9%
2	11%	10%	11%	9%	11%
3	16%	15%	17%	15%	15%
4	21%	21%	22%	19%	23%
5	17%	18%	17%	15%	20%
6	12%	13%	11%	12%	13%
7 - Very seriously wrong	7%	7%	7%	11%	9%
I don't know	3%	4%	3%	3%	2%
Not stated	2%	3%	2%	3%	-
1 to 3	36%	35%	38%	38%	34%
5 to 7	36%	38%	35%	46%	41%
Base size	2285	1130	1110	332	932

- = less than 0.5%

Q37. What harm, if any, do you think this does to her? [Sending unwanted flowers and gifts to her work and home ]

	All pupils	Boys	Girls	Hold stereotypical views	Don't hold stereotypical views
A great deal	6%	7%	5%	6%	8%
Quite a lot	19%	18%	21%	19%	20%
Some	32%	30%	36%	30%	34%
Not very much	23%	23%	23%	20%	24%
None at all	8%	10%	7%	14%	8%
I don't know	8%	9%	7%	10%	5%
Not stated	3%	3%	2%	3%	1%
At least some harm	58%	55%	61%	54%	62%
Not very much/No harm	31%	33%	30%	33%	32%
Base size	2285	1130	1110	332	932

Q34. Imagine a woman is walking down the street. She passes a group of men who start wolf-whistling and saying things like 'hey sexy' to her. Please choose the number which best describes what you think about the men's behaviour.

	All pupils	Boys	Girls	Hold stereotypical views	Don't hold stereotypical views
1 - Not wrong at all	5%	7%	3%	12%	4%
2	4%	5%	2%	8%	2%
3	11%	12%	10%	10%	10%
4	19%	20%	19%	25%	16%
5	22%	22%	22%	18%	22%
6	20%	16%	24%	11%	26%
7 - Very seriously wrong	14%	11%	17%	12%	18%
I don't know	3%	3%	2%	3%	2%
Not stated	2%	2%	1%	2%	-
1 to 3	20%	25%	15%	30%	16%
5 to 7	56%	50%	63%	40%	66%
Base size	2285	1130	1110	332	932

- = less than 0.5%

Q35. Still thinking about the men wolf-whistling and saying things like 'hey sexy' to a woman in the street. What harm, if any, do you think this does to her?

	All pupils	Boys	Girls	Hold stereotypical views	Don't hold stereotypical views
A great deal	4%	4%	5%	3%	7%
Quite a lot	16%	14%	18%	9%	21%
Some	34%	32%	36%	24%	36%
Not very much	27%	28%	25%	33%	24%
None at all	6%	7%	5%	15%	5%
I don't know	10%	11%	10%	13%	7%
Not stated	3%	3%	2%	3%	1%
At least some harm	54%	50%	59%	36%	63%
Not very much/No harm	33%	36%	29%	48%	29%
Base size	2285	1130	1110	332	932

Q38. Imagine a woman sent some naked photos of herself to her boyfriend. After they split up, he puts them on the internet without telling her, so that anyone could see them. Please choose the number which best describes what you think about the man's behaviour.

	All pupils	Boys	Girls	Hold stereotypical views	Don't hold stereotypical views
1 - Not wrong at all	2%	3%	-	5%	2%
2	1%	1%	0%	1%	-
3	1%	1%	-	2%	-
4	2%	3%	1%	3%	2%
5	3%	5%	2%	7%	2%
6	10%	12%	8%	15%	8%
7 - Very seriously wrong	76%	68%	85%	62%	84%
I don't know	1%	1%	1%	2%	-
I prefer not to say	2%	2%	1%	2%	1%
Not stated	3%	3%	2%	2%	1%
1 to 3	3%	5%	1%	8%	2%
5 to 7	90%	86%	95%	83%	94%
Base size	2285	1130	1110	332	932

- = less than 0.5%
0% = no one selected that response
Numbers may not sum due to rounding

Q39. What harm, if any, do you think this does to her? [Posting naked photos of an ex on the internet]

	All pupils	Boys	Girls	Hold stereotypical views	Don't hold stereotypical views
A great deal	77%	73%	82%	65%	84%
Quite a lot	12%	12%	12%	16%	11%
Some	2%	2%	1%	6%	1%
Not very much	1%	1%	-	1%	-
None at all	1%	2%	-	4%	1%
I don't know	3%	4%	2%	3%	1%
I prefer not to say	1%	1%	1%	2%	1%
Not stated	3%	4%	2%	3%	1%
At least some harm	91%	88%	94%	87%	95%
Not very much/No harm	2%	3%	1%	5%	2%
Base size	2285	1130	1110	332	932

- = less than 0.5%
Numbers may not sum due to rounding

Q40. Do you think the man's behaviour - putting photos of his girlfriend (after they split up) on the internet without telling her - should or should not be against the law?

	All pupils	Boys	Girls	Hold stereotypical views	Don't hold stereotypical views
Definitely should be against the law	50%	42%	58%	39%	58%
Probably should be against the law	30%	31%	29%	33%	28%
Probably should not be against the law	4%	6%	2%	6%	4%
Definitely should not be against the law	3%	5%	-	7%	2%
I don't know	9%	11%	7%	12%	6%
I prefer not to say	2%	3%	2%	2%	2%
Not stated	2%	3%	1%	2%	1%
Against the law	80%	73%	87%	72%	86%
Not against the law	7%	11%	3%	12%	5%
Base size	2285	1130	1110	332	932

- = less than 0.5%
Numbers may not sum due to rounding

Commercial sexual exploitation

Q45. How wrong do you personally think it is for an adult (18 or over) to read magazines that feature topless women, or is it not wrong at all?

	All pupils	Boys	Girls	Hold stereotypical views	Don't hold stereotypical views
1 - Not wrong at all	30%	45%	14%	54%	25%
2	13%	15%	12%	12%	14%
3	13%	11%	15%	8%	14%
4	14%	11%	18%	8%	17%
5	8%	4%	12%	5%	8%
6	6%	1%	11%	4%	7%
7 - Very seriously wrong	4%	2%	6%	2%	5%
I don't know	8%	7%	10%	3%	8%
I prefer not to say	1%	2%	1%	1%	1%
Not stated	3%	4%	1%	3%	1%
1 to 3	56%	70%	40%	74%	53%
5 to 7	18%	7%	29%	11%	20%
Base size (S4-S6 pupils)	993	514	466	161	444

Q46: How wrong do you personally think it is for a group of men (18 or over) to go to a strip club to watch naked women, or is it not wrong at all?

	All pupils	Boys	Girls	Hold stereotypical views	Don't hold stereotypical views
1 - Not wrong at all	25%	39%	11%	54%	21%
2	12%	15%	10%	10%	12%
3	11%	11%	11%	5%	12%
4	14%	13%	14%	11%	15%
5	8%	4%	13%	6%	10%
6	9%	4%	15%	3%	11%
7 - Very seriously wrong	7%	3%	11%	5%	8%
I don't know	8%	6%	11%	1%	7%
I prefer not to say	2%	2%	3%	1%	3%
Not stated	3%	4%	2%	3%	1%
1 to 3	49%	64%	31%	70%	45%
5 to 7	25%	11%	39%	14%	30%
Base size (S4-S6 pupils)	993	514	466	161	444

Taking a three year old shopping to buy a toy

Q32: Imagine you are taking a 3 year old boy to a shop to buy a toy. When you get there he picks a princess doll. Which of the phrases below best describes what you would do?

	All pupils	Boys	Girls
Buy it for him without saying anything	40%	29%	52%
Buy it, but first try to get him to pick a toy that's more common for boys	34%	36%	33%
Make him put the doll back and pick a toy more common for boys	15%	23%	6%
I don't know	8%	9%	7%
Not stated	3%	3%	1%
Base size	2285	1130	1110

Q33: Imagine you are taking a 3 year old girl to a shop to buy a toy. When you get there she picks a toy truck. Which of the phrases below best describes what you would do?

	All pupils	Boys	Girls
Buy it for her without saying anything	53%	46%	61%
Buy it, but first try to get her to pick a toy that's more common for girls	29%	31%	28%
Make her put the doll back and pick a toy more common for girls	8%	11%	4%
I don't know	7%	9%	5%
Not stated	3%	3%	1%
Base size	2285	1130	1110