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Elder abuse in Australia: sexual abuse : findings from the National Elder Abuse Prevalence Study Australian Institute of Family Studies - Melbourne, Vic : Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2022 - electronic document (3 pages) ; PDF file - Research Snapshot .

Research Snapshot, August 2022

The Survey of Older People indicated that 1% of community‑dwelling people aged 65 and older in Australia
reported an experience of sexual abuse in the 12 months preceding the survey.

Of those who reported experiencing sexual abuse the most common form of sexual abuse was being talked to in
an unwanted sexual way (77%), and one‑third (32%) reported being touched in a sexual way against their will.
Most older people who experienced sexual abuse reported experiencing one type of sexual abuse (65%) and over
one‑third (35%) reported multiple types of sexual abuse. (From the document). Record #8239

Subjects--Topical Terms:
ELDER ABUSE
HELP SEEKING
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
OLDER WOMEN
PERPETRATORS
PREVALENCE
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
SURVEYS

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
INTERNATIONAL
AUSTRALIA