Estimated and actual share of women sexually harassed in Netherlands and Belgium 2018

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 5, 2024

The statistic displays the results of a 2018 survey question conducted by Ipsos regarding the perceived and actual share of women in the Netherlands and Belgium who have experienced sexual harassment since the age of 15.
60 percent of women in Belgium indicated that they had experienced some form of sexual harassment since the age of 15, while in the Netherlands, this figure increased to roughly 75 percent. The survey results suggest that as of 2018, there was a significant gap between public perception and reality concerning sexual harassment in both countries, with respondents underestimating the share of women who have experienced sexual harassment by up to 35 percent.

Out of every 100 women in your country, how many do you think say they have experienced any form of sexual harassment since the age of 15?*

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Release date

December 2018

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Region

Belgium, Netherlands

Survey time period

September 28, 2018 to October 16, 2018

Number of respondents

1,000**

Age group

16-64 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Out of every 100 women in [COUNTRY] how many do you think say they have experienced any form of sexual harassment *since the age of 15?"

** 500 respondents for Belgium and 500 for the Netherlands.

The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.

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