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 What are the numbers behind pornography? How many people actually view pornography? Is there really a problem here?
The truth is a lot of people are using porn. Is that a problem? Well, check out the science section before you make a final verdict. This stats section will give you all the ugly numbers and details behind the addiction.
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This website, sponsored by the Lighted Candle Society gives you quick access to the latest research and statistics around pornography.
Is there something about pornography and divorce I should know?
- More than 15% of online-porn pornography addicts develop sexual behavior that disrupts their lives.
(Cybsersex Exposed: Simple Fantasy or Obsession? by Jennifer Schneider)
- In 2003, two thirds of the 350 divorce lawyers who attended a meeting of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers said the Internet played a significant role in the divorces.
(Divorcewizards.com)
- 49% said it promotes negative attitudes towards women and encourages viewers to think unprotected sex is O.K.
(
Kaiser Family Foundation 2001 poll )
What about kids and pornography?
- 70% of 15-17 year olds indicated they accidentally viewed pornography on line.
(Kaiser Family Foundation 2001 poll)
- 59% of 15-24 year olds said they believe seeing porn on the Internet encourages young people to have sex before they are ready
(Kaiser Family Foundation 2001 poll)
- 9 out of 10 children aged between the ages of 8 and 16 have viewed pornography on the Internet, in most cases unintentionally
(London School of Economics January 2002).
- Average age of first Internet exposure to pornography: 11 years old
(internet-filter-review.com).
- Largest consumer of Internet pornography: 12 - 17 year-old age group
(internet-filter-review.com).
- Adult industry says traffic is 20-30% children
(NRC Report 2002, 3.3).
Youth with significant exposure to sexuality in the media were shown to be 2.2 times more likely to have had intercourse at ages 14 to 16
(Report in Pediatrics, April, 2006).
Tell me about the video market for pornography.
- Americans rent upwards of 800 million porn videos and DVD's a year compared with 3.6 billion non-porn videos. Nearly one in five rentals is a porn flick.
(Adams Media Research)
- Hollywood produces 400 feature films a year. The porn industry churns out 11,000.
(Adult Video News)
- One is 4 American adults surveyed in 2002 admitted to seeing an x-rated movie in the last year.
(National Opinion Research Letter)
How does pornography affect women?
- 28% those admitting to sexual addiction are women
(internet-filter-review.com).
- 43% of American women suffer from Female Sexual Dysfunction
(DivorceWizards.com)
- 34% of female readers of Today's Christian Woman's online newsletter admitted to intentionally accessing Internet porn in a recent poll and 1 out of every 6 women struggles with an addiction to pornography
(Today’s Christian Woman, Fall 2003).
Why do you link the pharmaceutical industry and pornography?
- The Viagra market is a billion dollar market. 50% of Viagra users do not renew their prescription
(internet-filter-review.com)
Is child pornography really that bad?
- More than 20,000 images of child pornography posted online every week
(National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, 10/8/03).
- Approximately 20% of all Internet pornography involves children
(National Center for Mission & Exploited Children).
- 100,000 websites offer illegal child pornography
(U.S. Customs Service estimate).
As of December 2005, child pornography was a $3 billion annual industry
(internet-filter-review.com).
But isn't pornography just an issue for non-religious people?
- A 1996 Promise Keepers survey at one of their stadium events revealed that over 50% of the men in attendance were involved with pornography within one week of attending the event.
- 51% of pastors say cyber-porn is a possible temptation. 37% say it is a current struggle (Christianity Today, Leadership Survey, 12/2001).
- Over half of evangelical pastors admits viewing pornography last year.
- Roger Charman of Focus on the Family's Pastoral Ministries reports that approximately 20 percent of the calls received on their Pastoral Care Line are for help with issues such as pornography and compulsive sexual behavior.
- In a 2000 Christianity Today survey, 33% of clergy admitted to having visited a sexually explicit Web site. Of those who had visited a porn site, 53% had visited such sites “a few times” in the past year, and 18% visit sexually explicit sites between a couple of times a month and more than once a week.
- 57% of pastors say that addiction to pornography is the most sexually damaging issue to their congregation
(Christians and Sex Leadership Journal Survey, March 2005).
Pornography is pretty much a social faux pas right?
- 29% of born again adults in the U.S. feel it is morally acceptable to view movies with explicit sexual behavior
(The Barna Group).
What about pedophiles, predators and pornography?
- 1 in 5 children who use chat rooms have been approached by a pedophile online.
(Telegraph.co.uk. 1/02)
- 1 in 4 kids participate in Real Time Chat.
(FamilyPC Survey, 2000).
- 1 in 5 children (10 to 17 years old) receives unwanted sexual solicitations online
(Youth Internet Safety Survey, U.S. Department of Justice, 2001).
- 2 in 5 abductions of children ages 15-17 are due to Internet contact
(San Diego Police Dept.).
- 76% of victims in Net-initiated sexual exploitation cases were 13-15, 75% were girls. "Most cases progressed to sexual encounters" - 93% of the face-to-face meetings involved illegal sex
(Journal of Adolescent Health, November 2004).
Pornography and the workplace (read more about this topic)
- 70% of all online porn access occurs during the 9-5 workday
(Message labs monthly report march 2004)
- 61 million unique U.S. visitors logged into pornographic web sites in March of 2006, every fifth visitor was from a office work station
(Comscore Media Matrix internet tracking firm, SavannahNow.com article “Pornography in the workplace” 4/23/2006)
- Internet Misuse at work is costing American corporations more than 85 billion annually in lost productivity
(Websense Internet Misuse Report 2003. Http://www3w.net/Lan/internet-use-statistics.html)
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