"Figure 6: Proportion of adults who experienced abuse during childhood by abuse type and household structure, 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. These sub categories do not sum to 'any abuse', as a respondent could be a survivor of one or more sub categories. 3. 'Any sexual assault' includes sexual assault by rape or penetration (including attempts) and other sexual assault including indecent exposure or unwanted touching.These two sub categories do not sum to 'any sexual assault', as a respondent could be a survivor of either or both sub categories." "Unit","Percentage" "","" "","Single adult & child(ren)","Adults with or without children or single adults" "Any abuse^2^","30.9","18.4" "Psychological abuse","16.9","8.6" "Physical abuse","11.3","6.6" "Witnessed domestic violence or abuse","15.6","7.6" "Any sexual assault^3^","12.2","6.3" "Sexual assault by rape or penetration (including attempts)","5.9","1.9" "Other sexual assault","11.2","6.1"