More than half of Swedish women aged between 16 and 29 have been subjected to sexual assaults or harassment, study reveals as officials declare ‘major public health issue’
- 57 percent of women aged 16 to 29 claim they have been assaulted or harassed
- The study found most Swedes women and men are satisfied with their sex lives
- The Public Health Agency surveyed about 50,000 Swedes for the report
More than a half of Swedish women aged between 16 and 29 claim they have been sexually assaulted or harassed, a new study into Swedes’ sex habits reveals.
Sweden’s Public Health Agency claimed this is a ‘major public health issue’ which needs to be stopped.
Officials surveyed about 50,000 Swedes between aged between 16 and 84.
The report found that, while most people are satisfied with their sex life, 42 percent of women claim to have been sexually harassed, compared to nine percent of men.
The report found 57 percent of Swedish women aged between 16 and 29 have been subjected to sexual harassment and 55 percent have been sexually assaulted (Stock image)
Also, 39 percent of women and nine percent of men say they’ve been subjected to sexual assault.
The problem is more widespread among younger people, as 57 percent of women aged between 16 and 29 say they have been sexually harassed.
55 percent of women in the same age group claim they were subjected to some form of sexual assault.
‘This is a major public health issue and these types of behaviours must be stopped,’ Louise Mannheimer, the head of the Swedish Public Health Agency’s sexual health unit said.
The problem of assault and harassment is even more widespread among the LGBT community (Stock image)
The survey also found that 11 percent of women have been the victim of attempted rape.
This problem is even more widespread among the LGBT community, as 30 percent of lesbians and ten percent of gay men say they have experienced a rape attempt.
The Public Health Agency found that women to lower education are more often subjected to harassment or assault than those with higher education.
The study took a wide look at the current state of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Sweden and it found out that most people are happy with their sex lives.
The study into Swedes’ sex habits also found that 11 percent of women have been victims of attempted rape (Stock image)
‘The results show that the majority of the Swedish population is satisfied with their sex life, find sex important, and have had sex during the past year,’ the report reads.
Three-fourths of Swedish men and women have had sex at least ‘a few times’, according to the study.
The survey also adds that 16 percent of women and 17 percent of men report having sex several times per week.
The final results show a difference in age groups, as the most satisfied people are women and men between the ages of 30 and 44.
Those reporting most dissatisfaction are young men aged 16 to 29 and both men and women aged 65 to 84.