Statistics

While we all know that sexting is frequent in our society, I ran into some in-depth statistics that are shed more light on the subject.


The following is from The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. The full refer to pages one to four of the full study entitled 'Sex Tech' for more information on the statistics

The percent of teenagers who have sent or posted nude or semi-nude pictures or video of themselves:

• 20% of teenagers overall
• 22% of teen girls
• 18% of teen boys
• 11% of teen girls ages 13-16

The percent of teenagers sending or posting sexually suggestive messages:

• 39% of all teenagers
• 37% of teen girls
• 40% of teen boys

• 15% of teenagers who have sent or posted nude or seminude images of themselves say they have done so to someone they only knew online.

• 48% of teenagers say they have received such messages.

• 71% of teen girls and 67% of teen guys who have sent or posted sexually suggestive content say they have sent or posted this content to a boyfriend or girlfriend.

• 21% of teenage girls and 39% of teen boys say they have sent such content to someone they wanted to date or hook up with.

• 44% of both teen girls and teen boys say it is common for sexually suggestive text messages to get shared with people other than the intended recipient.

• 36% of teen girls and 39 % of teen boys say it is common for nude or semi-nude photos to get shared with people other than the intended recipient.

• 51%of teen girls say pressure from a guy is a reason girls send sexy messages or images;
only 18% of teen boys cited pressure from female counterparts as a reason.

• 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.

• 52% of teenage girls used sexting as a “sexy present” for their boyfriend.

• 44% of both teen girls and teen boys say they sent sexually suggestive messages or images in response to such content they received.

• 40% of teenage girls said they sent sexually suggestive messages or images as “a joke.”

• 34% of teen girls say they sent or posted sexually suggestive content to “feel sexy.”

• 12% of teen girls felt “pressured” to send sexually suggestive messages or images.