Yes i did. They state the 27% figure and cite four sources as support. Two of those sources are dead links, though one of them was a report on Catholic abuse in a specific county, and the other into abuse in state institutions. Neither of which, found through other methods, support the 27% number. The two links which were live directed towards the SAVI report and the Murphy report, a report into abuse from 46 Catholic priests. Of all reports listed, the SAVI report is the only one even capable of supporting the proposed number, as it is the only national survey.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t do so. From the study;
The 27% is a number derived from a subset of victims, and applies only to those victimized as adults and adolescents. The number does not mean 27% of the population, as One in Four claims.
The claim is inaccurate, and i would also add that the purpose of citing the source of a claimed fact is to enable the reader to verify the claim. To that end when writing an academic paper, one generally includes the page numbers in their citation to show exactly where they got their information. In this case, One in Four simply made a claim, then linked to four separate papers without bothering to show where it came from. Of the two working links, that’s 1,075 pages of reports. Highly unprofessional, and generally indicative of someone hoping that no one will be able to fact-check them.
