"Figure 3: Proportion of adults who experienced abuse during childhood by abuse type and age group, year ending March 2016 CSEW^1,2,3^","" "","" "","" "Notes","1. See Section 7.3 of [User Guide](http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/methodologies/crimeandjusticemethodology#user-guides) for definitions of personal characteristics. 2. 'Any abuse' includes respondents who said they experienced psychological abuse, physical abuse, any sexual assault, or said they witnessed domestic violence or abuse in the home. 3. 'Any sexual assault' includes sexual assault by rape or penetration (including attempts) and other sexual assault including indecent exposure or unwanted touching. " "Unit","Percentage" "","" "Age","16-24","25-34","35-44","45-54","55-59" "Any abuse^2^","13.78025639","17.75915714","20.46780204","22.10524279","19.97068836" "Psychological abuse","8.204871881","9.090441873","9.280862755","9.634108475","7.600357079" "Physical abuse","3.800173175","6.894780853","7.678522574","8.53005708","6.469293621" "Witnessed domestic violence or abuse","5.277508036","8.384236474","8.827069404","9.24632554","6.692693123" "Any sexual assault^3^ ","2.970786554","4.875560487","7.282546394","9.192189494","9.424651858"