"Sexting" Defined as sending sexually suggestive messages or images via text, email, IM
(Survey was fielded online to 1,280 respondents) |
| Teen Sexting Statistics (Ages 13-19) |
Data |
| Percent of Teens who have sent a sext message |
39 % |
| Percent of Teen Girls |
37 % |
| Percent of Teen Boys |
40 % |
| Percent of Teens who have received a sext message |
48 % |
| Young Adult Sexting Statistics (Ages 20-26) |
|
| Percent of Young Adults who have sent a sext message |
59 % |
| Percent of Young Adult Women |
56 % |
| Percent of Young Adult Men |
62 % |
| Percent of Young Adults who have received a sext message |
64 % |
| Posting of Nude or Semi-Nude Photos / Videos Online |
| Teen Nude Posting Statistics (Ages 13-19) |
Data |
| Percent of Teens who have posted nude/semi-nude content online |
20 % |
| Percent of Teen Girls |
22 % |
| Percent of Teen Boys |
18 % |
| Young Adult Nude Posting Statistics (Ages 20-26) |
|
| Percent of Young Adults who have posted nude/semi-nude content online |
33 % |
| Percent of Young Adult Women |
36 % |
| Percent of Young Adult Men |
31 % |
| Reason Teen Girls Sent Sexually Suggestive Messages |
Data |
| As a joke |
40 % |
| To feel sexy |
34 % |
| They felt pressured |
12 % |
| Teen Sexting Statistics |
| 17% of teens who pay their own phone bills that have sent a "sext" message |
| 3% of teens that do not pay their own bill that have sent a "sext" message |
| 71% of teen girls and 67% of teen guys who have sent or posted sexually suggestive content say they have sent/posted this content to a boyfriend/girlfriend |
| 21% of teen girls and 39% of teen boys say they have sent such content to someone they wanted to date or hook up with. |
| 15% of teens who have sent or posted nude/seminude images of themselves say they have done so to someone they only knew online. |
| 66% of teen girls and 60% of teen boys say they did so to be “fun or flirtatious — their most common reason for sending sexy content. |
| 22% of teens and 28% of young adults say they are personally more forward and aggressive using sexually suggestive words and images than they are in “real life.” |
| 38% of teens and 40% of young adults say exchanging sexually suggestive content makes dating or
hooking up with others more likely |
| 29% of teens and 24% of young adults believe those exchanging sexually suggestive content are “expected” to date or hook up. |
| 48% of young adult women and 46% of young adult men say it is common for nude or semi-nude photos to get shared with people other than the intended recipient. |
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Statistic Sources & References
Sources: The National Campaign, Statistic Brain Research Institute
Content Author: Statistic Brain
Date research was conducted: April 26, 2016
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