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Violence and harassmentTable 16: Perceptions of hatred and aversion by respondents who avoid certain places (%)Avoid certain places or locationsfor fear of being assaulted,threatened or harassed in publicNumber of respondents Yes No Don’t knowExpressions of hatred and aversion towards LGBT persons in publicVery rare 362 30 50 20Fairly rare 1,746 43 39 18Fairly widespread 2,844 53 30 17Very widespread 1,454 59 24 16Don’t know 173 43 36 21Total 6,579 50 32 17Assaults and harassment against LGBT personsVery rare 409 27 55 18Fairly rare 2,274 46 37 17Fairly widespread 2,542 55 27 18Very widespread 904 64 21 14Don’t know 450 41 39 20Total 6,579 50 32 17Questions:Base:B1. In your opinion, how widespread are the following in the country where you live? C. Expressions of hatred and aversiontowards lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender in public; D. Assaults and harassment against lesbian, gay, bisexual and/ortransgender people.E2. Do you avoid certain places or locations for fear of being assaulted, threatened or harassed because you are trans?Trans respondents in the EU LGBT survey.Source: FRA, EU LGBT survey, 201275