TableĀ 4

Top ten reasons given for not reporting (multiple responses allowed)

CementConstruction
MenWomenMenWomen
They were just joking around or releasing stress45.7%60.4%20.2%35.5%
It is normal34.3%11.3%58.4%16.8%
Reporting would create more trouble14.3%1.9%0.0%26.2%
I was too ashamed5.7%3.8%13.5%15.9%
I was too scared or frightened2.9%3.8%11.2%6.5%
I think it is a personal issue0.0%3.8%0.0%15.9%
I didn't think that it was serious enough to report it0.0%0.0%0.0%11.2%
My friends and co-workers told me not to0.0%0.0%1.1%7.5%
I thought I would not be believed2.9%0.0%1.1%5.6%
The perpetrator is a powerful figure0.0%0.0%0.0%4.7%
Source(s): Authors' own work

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