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The statistic that I have found to analyse is from the ‘NSPCC’ website stating that ‘around 1 in 5 children have been exposed to domestic abuse’. This statistic appears towards the end of the page which is specific to domestic abuse, after explaining what domestic abuse can include and also what it can do to children if they are exposed to this environment.

Underneath the statistic they had provided readers with a drop-down with the source of the findings and also the findings that had been used to create this statistic. From the findings it was shown that 17.5% of 11-17 year olds have been exposed to domestic abuse between adults in their home. Despite them sourcing the statistic within the report, some children may have been scared to say that they have been exposed to domestic abuse. As well as this some children might not consider what they have seen to be a form of domestic abuse, instead they could have thought that it was something normal that happens in a family environment. This therefore could limit the accuracy of this statistic, resulting in the claim either signifying that there is either more or less abuse then they have recorded.

From researching this statistic, another website has also quoted it when giving statistics that they have found about domestic violence for all ages. Underneath ‘children’ they have included the claim about the percentage of children being affected by domestic abuse, however they have also added further research about the topic. This includes the statistic of children who were in the same or the next room when the violence was occurring, also the amount of children who are directly harmed when living in a household which contains domestic abuse. Although they have used some data which was conducted 15 years ago, showing that this data could be outdated and incorrect, resulting in the claim given not being accurate as domestic abuse could have increased or decreased within this time.