Pornography

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Pornography

Approximately 40 million people in the United States are sexually involved with the Internet
Exposing Porn: Science, Religion, and the New Addiction, Paul Strand. Chr--tian Broadcasting Network, 2004.
One in five children ages 10-17 have received a sexual solicitation over the Internet
The Web's Dark Secret. Newsweek, 19 March, 2001.
Three million of the visitors to adult web sites in September 2000 were age 17 or younger
NetValue Report on Minors Online. Business Wire, 19 December, 2000.
One in four children who use the Internet are exposed to unwanted sexual material
Your Children & Pornography: A guide for Parents, Tom Buford. Tommera Press, 2001.
2.5 billion emails per day are pornographic
Pornography Statistics 2003, Family Safe Media. www.familysafemedia.com, 2003.
25 percent of all search engine requests are pornography related
Internet Pornography Statistics: 2003, David C. Bissette, Psy.D. www.healthymind.com, 2004.
Sex sites on the Web generate at least $1 billion per year in revenue
Wall Street Meets Pornography. New York Times, 23 October, 2000.
72 million Internet users visit pornography web sites per year
Pornography Statistics 2003. Internet Filter Review. www.internetfilterreview.com, 2003.
94 percent of Americans believe a ban on Internet pornography should be legal
Statistics on Internet Pornography. www.levelbest.com
79 percent of Americans say the government should do something about the potential for dangerous strangers to make contact with children
Survey Shows Widespread Enthusiasm for High Technology. NPR Online. http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/poll/technology/, 1999.
One in 17 children ages 10-17 were threatened or harassed over the Internet
Report Statistical Highlights. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Crimes Against Children, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2000.
Nearly 1.4 million Americans are stalked online each year (4 out of 5 are women)
Stalkers Online, Andrea Rock. Ladies’ Home Journal, March 2000.
Sex is the number 1 topic searched on the internet
Overdosing on Porn, Rebecca Hagelin. www.worldandi.com, March, 2004.
Americans spend $10 billion per year on pornography
Overdosing on Porn, Rebecca Hagelin. www.worldandi.com, March, 2004.
There are 800 million rentals each year of adult videos and DVDs
Overdosing on Porn, Rebecca Hagelin. www.worldandi.com, March, 2004.
11,000 adult movies are produced each year
Overdosing on Porn, Rebecca Hagelin. www.worldandi.com, March, 2004.
“For the 20-year-old kid, porn stars have kind of replaced what models used to represent.”
How One man Unleashed the porn Plague, Andy Butcher. Charisma Magazine, November 2003.
The Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation, a health-care clinic for porn workers, carries out 600 AIDS and STD tests per month
How One man Unleashed the porn Plague, Andy Butcher. Charisma Magazine, November 2003.
34 percent of churchgoing women said they have intentionally visited porn web sites online
Internet porn a guy thing? Not really, online rating service says, Mark O’Keefe. The Charlotte Observer.
Less than 10% of sexual solicitations and only 3% of unwanted exposure on the Internet were reported to authorities
Online Victimization: A Report on the Nation’s Youth. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Crimes Against Children, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2000.
More than 30% of 1,500 surveyed companies have terminated employees for inappropriate use of the Internet, while only 37.5% of companies use filtering software
Websense Incorporated and The Center for Internet Studies, 2000.
39 million homes receive the adult channels in scrambled form, while the number of children with potential exposure to such images is about 29 million
Court looks at adult channel ‘bleed,’ Michael Kirkland. UPF Financial Wire, 30 November, 1999.
Cable companies brought in revenue of $177 million from sexually explicit pay-per-view programming
No Big Surge in Sex Programs is Expected From Cable Ruling, Jim Rutenberg. The New York Times, 24 May, 2000.
70 percent of sexual advances over the Internet happened while youngsters were on a home computer
One in Five Kids Has Been Propositioned for Cybersex. Legal Facts. Vol. 2, No. 3, 2000.
21 percent of teens say they have looked at something on the Internet that they wouldn’t want their parents to know
A World of Their Own. Newsweek, 8 May 2000.
Out of 81 pastors surveyed (74 males 7 female), 98% were exposed to porn; 43% intentionally accessed a sexually explicit web site
National Coalition survey of pastors. Seattle. April 2000.
Porn site architects were among the first to perfect full-streaming video and audio on the Web and among the first to persuade apprehensive consumers to divulge credit-card numbers to someone unknown to them on the Internet, which developed e-commerce
The Architects of Porn. VARBusiness, 28 April 2000.
A survey of 600 households conducted by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children found that 20% of parents do not know any of their children’s Internet passwords, instant messaging nicknames or email addresses.
Ads target online victimization of children. USA Today, 20 May 2004.
Only 5% of parents recognized the acronym POS (parent over shoulder) and only 1% could identify WTGP (want to go private?), both of which are used frequently by teens when instant messaging
Ads target online victimization of children. USA Today, 20 May 2004.
“82 percent of adult Americans surveyed in March 2004 said that the Federal laws against Internet obscenity should vigorously enforced.”
Americans STILL want federal obscenity laws enforced! The Morality in Media Newsletter, June, 2004.
38 percent of adults believe it is ‘morally acceptable’ to look at pictures of nudity or explicit sexual behavior
Morality Continues to Decay. Barna Research Group, 3 November, 2003
59 percent of adults believe it is ‘morally acceptable’ to have sexual thoughts or fantasies
Morality Continues to Decay. Barna Research Group, 3 November, 2003
38 percent of adults believe there is nothing wrong with pornography use
Morality Continues to Decay. Barna Research Group, 3 November, 2003

Teens and Sex

45 percent of 1,000 surveyed teens admitted parents are the biggest influence in deciding whether or not to have sex
New York Times, Kate Zernike. 16 December, 2003.
42 percent of guys and 33% of girls ages 15-17 have had intercourse
Let's Talk About Sex, Melissa Daly. Seventeen Magazine, July 2003.
Median age for the first use of pornography: boys: 11-13 girls: 12-14
Your Children & Pornography: A guide for Parents, Tom Buford. Tommera Press, 2001.
An estimated 18% of girls who are 15 years old will have a baby before age 20
The Percentage of Teens Having Sex Continues to Decline, Amber Moore. www.childtrends.org, 24 November, 2003.
The United States' birth rate among teens is the highest compared to France, Canada, Japan and Great Britain
What is the Story on Teen Sexuality?, Andrea Pennington, M.D. http://health.discovery.com.
In 2002, it was estimated that 3.2 million teens under the age of 15 were living with HIV
AIDS, Sex & Teens. www.avert.org.
There are 700 abstinence-only programs covering the United States; President Bush hopes to increase spending for such programs from $60 million to $135 million
Sex-Ed Online, Rogene Fisher. www.abcnews.com, 19 March, 2004.
85 percent of the 1 million teen pregnancies per year in the United States are unplanned
Statistics on Teen Pregnancies. www.pregnacny-info.net.
In grades 7-12, 23.4% of first sexual relationships are one-night stands
Study: Teens who hurry love less likely to use birth control, Karen S. Peterson. USA Today.
33 percent of guys and 23% of girls feel some or a lot of pressure to have sex
Let's Talk About Sex, Melissa Daly. Seventeen Magazine, July 2003.
Women ages 20-24 obtain 32% of all abortions
Who Has Abortions? Focus on the Family. http://www.family.org/pregnancy/articles/a0030225.cfm - 22.1KB
82 percent of teens did not use birth control pills during last sexual intercourse
US Teens’ Sexual Behavior Statistics. Focus on the Family.
http://www.family.org/cforum/fosi/abstinence/facts/a0027048.cfm, 24 July, 2003.
Approximately 19 million new cases of STDs occurred in 2000, of which 9.1 million (48%) were among young people ages 15-24
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among American Youth: Incidence and Prevalence Estimates, 2000, Hillard Weinstock, Stuart Berman and Willard Cates, Jr. Allen Guttmacher Institute, 2004.
45 percent of teens do not use protection regularly
Charlotte Observer, April 2004.
68 percent of teens are unconcerned about STDs
Charlotte Observer, April 2004.
One in 12 children are no longer virgins by his/her 13^th birthday
The Secret Sex Lives of Kids, Lisa Collier Cool. Ladies’ Home Journal, 2001.
21 percent of ninth-graders have slept with four or more partners
The Secret Sex Lives of Kids, Lisa Collier Cool. Ladies’ Home Journal, 2001.
One in twelve children hare no longer a virgin by his/her 13^th birthday
The Secret Sex Lives of Kids, Lisa Collier Cool. Ladies’ Home Journal, 2001.
78 percent of new cases of genital herpes were caused by a virus found chiefly in the mouths of 16-21 year olds
Oral Sex: A dangerous Teen Trend, Caroline Stanley. Ladies’ Home Journal, 2004.
55 percent of teens ages 13-19 admitted to engaging in oral sex
Seventeen Magazine, 2001.
88 percent of teens ages 12-19 say it would be easier to postpone sexual activity if able to have more open, honest conversations with parents
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, September 2003.
Each year, one in ten girls under the ages of 20 – one million per year – becomes pregnant; 40% of these pregnancies will end in abortion
Stop Worrying, Start Talking. Better Homes and Gardens, 2003.
65 percent of all sexually transmitted infections contracted by Americans in one single year will occur in people under age 24
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2001.
One out of every two sexually active young people can expect to become infected by age 25
Sexually transmitted infection rates soar among youth, Cheryl Wetzstein. The Washington Times, 1-7 March, 2004.
Half of the 18.9 million new STD cases in 2000 were among youths ages 15-24
Sexually transmitted infection rates soar among youth, Cheryl Wetzstein. The Washington Times, 1-7 March, 2004.
Two-thirds of U.S. teenagers who have had sexual relations wish they had waited longer
Teens want to wait for sex, Joyce Howard Price. The Washington Times, December 2003.
28 percent of teens say they have become more opposed to early sex
Teens want to wait for sex, Joyce Howard Price. The Washington Times, December 2003.
84 percent of teens say pregnancy-prevention programs should teach young people to be married before they have a child
Teens want to wait for sex, Joyce Howard Price. The Washington Times, December 2003.
26 percent of teens think it is embarrassing to admit they are virgins
Teens want to wait for sex, Joyce Howard Price. The Washington Times, December 2003.
“The generation we are looking at right now has never known a time of innocence.”
How One man Unleashed the porn Plague, Andy Butcher. Charisma Magazine, November 2003.
Every day, 8,000 teenagers become infected by a STD
Sexually Active Teenagers Are More Likely to Be Depressed and to Attempt Suicide, Robert Rector, Kirk Johnson and Lauren Noyes. The Heritage Foundation, 3 June, 2003.
Sexually active girls are more than three times more likely to be depressed than are girls who are not sexually active; sexually active boys are more than twice as likely to be depressed as are those who are not sexually active
Sexually Active Teenagers Are More Likely to Be Depressed and to Attempt Suicide, Robert Rector, Kirk Johnson and Lauren Noyes. The Heritage Foundation, 3 June, 2003.
Sexually active girls are nearly three times more likely to attempt suicide than are girls who are not sexually active; sexually boys are eight times more likely to attempt suicide than are boys who are not sexually active
Sexually Active Teenagers Are More Likely to Be Depressed and to Attempt Suicide, Robert Rector, Kirk Johnson and Lauren Noyes. The Heritage Foundation, 3 June, 2003.
53 percent of adolescent males have been masturbated, 49% have received oral sex, 39% have given oral sex and 11% have had anal sex
Teen ‘virgins’ are having sex in many ways, Karen Peterson. USA Today, 19 December, 2000.
A recent study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated “data on 12,000 U.S. teens found that those who pledge virginity until marriage got sexually transmitted diseases at the same rate as teens who did not.”
Abstinence-only support varies widely among states, Steve Sternberg & Anthony DeBarros. USA Today, 23 June, 2004.
91% of teens ages 15-17 that have not had sex said they were influenced by what their parents have taught them about sex
Virginity and The First Time. The Kaiser Family Foundation, October, 2003.
85% of teens ages 15-17 who have had sex said their decision was influenced by curiosity
Virginity and The First Time. The Kaiser Family Foundation, October, 2003.
Over 50% of teens ages 15-17 believed they would marry their first sexual partner
Virginity and The First Time. The Kaiser Family Foundation, October, 2003.
The median age for first intercourse is 16.5 years old
Teens, Sex, & the Media. Media Scope. 2001.
42% of high school students admitted to having sex without a condom
Teens, Sex, & the Media. Media Scope. 2001.
One in 25 young Americans are infected with chlamydia, which is thought to be the most prevalent bacterial STD in the USA
Chlamydia infection prevalent among unsuspecting young Americas, Rita Rubin. USA Today, 12 May, 2004.

Marriage and Family

83 percent of 86 surveyed married people do not see electronic "dates" as cheating
No Mystery Left: Is the Easy Availability of Online Porn Leaving Kids Too Sex-Savvy? www.abcnews.com. 18 October, 2003.
47.78 percent of families said pornography is a problem in their home
Focus on the Family Poll, 1 October, 2003.
75.5 percent of surveyed adults said it was okay to visit an adult web site, while 79.7% said it was okay for a significant other to reply to an unsolicited instant message or chat with a stranger of the opposite sex
My Wife doesn’t care’ if I fool around online, Leslie Miller. USA Today, 10 July, 2000.
65 to 85 percent of men and 80% of women said they were monogamous in marriage
What We Know About Sex, Jennifer Mendelsohn. USA Weekend, The Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 November, 2003.
Half of unmarried men ages 20-29 said they would have sex without any interest in marriage
Why Men Won't Commit: Exploring Young Men's Attitudes About Sex, Dating and Marriage, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead and David Popenoe. The National Marriage Project, 2002.
In the 1990's, more than half of the brides had already lived together with a boyfriend
National Marriage Project: Cohabitation Report, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead and David Popenoe. 1999.
957,200 divorces and 2,355,005 marriages took place in 2000, making the divorce rate 40%
The Divorce Rate, The National Center for Health Statistics. www.divorcereform.org, 2000.
There were 11.72 million single parents in 2002
U.S. Divorce Statistics. www.divorcemag.com, 2002.
74 percent of men try to postpone sex if the relationship has long-term potential
Why Men Won't Commit: Exploring Young Men's Attitudes About Sex, Dating and Marriage, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead and David Popenoe. The National Marriage Project, 2002.
Among married men, 63% grew up in two-parent homes versus 37% in non-traditional families
Men from traditional homes are more the ‘marrying kind,’ Marilyn Elias. USA Today, 23 June, 2004.
94% of married men say they are happier being married than being single
Men from traditional homes are more the ‘marrying kind,’ Marilyn Elias. USA Today, 23 June, 2004.
Only 36% of unmarried men agree that ‘single men have better sex lives than married men.’
Men from traditional homes are more the ‘marrying kind,’ Marilyn Elias. USA Today, 23 June, 2004.
60 percent of adults believe it is ‘morally acceptable’ to cohabitate, while 50% of born-again Christians believe it is ‘morally acceptable’ to cohabitate
Morality Continues to Decay. Barna Research Group, 3 November, 2003.
42 percent of adults believe it is ‘morally acceptable’ to have a sexual relationship with someone of the opposite sex to whom you are not married
Morality Continues to Decay. Barna Research Group, 3 November, 2003.

Portrayals of Sex in the Media

75 percent of prime time television in the 1999-2000 season included sexual content
Sex on TV: Content and Context. The Kaiser Family Foundation, 5 February, 2001.
23 percent of couples in scenes with intercourse appeared to be ages 18-24
Your Children & Pornography: A guide for Parents, Tom Buford. Tommera Press, 2001.
Movies have an 87% likelihood of presenting sexual material
Sex on TV: Content and Context. The Kaiser Family Foundation, 5 February, 2001.
The average American adolescent will view nearly 14,000 sexual references per year
Sexuality, Contraception, and the Media. American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Public Education, January, 2001.
Premarital sex is referred to two or three times every hour in soap operas
Teens and Sex, Paul A. Gore, Ph.D. University of Missouri-Kansas City. www.umkc.edu, 22 April, 1998.
More than 3 out of 4 Americans say the way television programs show sex encourages irresponsible sexual behavior
Teens, Sex, & the Media. www.mediascope.org, 15 March, 2000.
12-17 year old young men are most susceptible and vulnerable to mass media sexual portrayals
Pornography: A review of scientific literature, Stan E. Weed, Ph.D. 17 October, 1997.
66 percent of children (ages 10-16) surveyed say their peers are influenced by television shows
It's Just Harmless Entertainment…Oh Really? Parents Television Council. www.parentstv.org.
64 percent of all shows include sexual content, and only 15% mention waiting, protection, and consequences
TV Sex Getting "Safer." Kaiser Family Foundation. www.kff.org, 2003.
Playboy’s largest cable channel, Playboy TV, is available in 24 million of the nation’s 81 million homes that receive either satellite, cable or digital television
Court Overrules Law restricting Cable Sex Shows, Linda Greenhouse. The New York Times On the Web. http://www.nytimes.com/library/politics/scotus/articles/052300scotus.html
“The Center for Media and Public Affairs’ new study found that sexual content is featured once every four minutes on network TV, with 98% of all sexual content having no subsequent physical consequences, 85% of sexual behavior having no lasting emotional impact, and that nearly 75% of the participants in sexual activity were unmarried.”
New look at TV sex and violence. National Catholic Register, 16-22 April 2000.
Sexual content on prime-time TV more than tripled in the past ten years
More TV Sex, USA Today. 30 March, 2000.
40% of teenagers have gotten ideas for how to talk to their boyfriends and girlfriends about sexual issues from entertainment media
Teens, Sex, & the Media. Media Scope. 2001.
Teens ages 13-15 rank entertainment media as the top source of information about sexuality and sexual health
Teens, Sex, & the Media. Media Scope. 2001.
59 percent of parents say their 4-6 year-old boys imitate aggressive behavior from television
Zero to Six: Electronic Media in the Lives of Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers. Kaiser Family Foundation, 28 October, 2003.

Sexually Oriented Businesses (SOB)

Sex offenses are 506% greater in Phoenix, Arizona areas where SOBs are located
Warning: What you risk by using pornography. National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families.
There are more than 2,400 strip clubs in the United States; annual revenue at some clubs is as high as $8 million
Stop Pretending, Candi Dushman. World Magazine, 5 August, 2000.
Annual rentals and sales of adult videos and DVDs top $4 billion
The Actress, the Producer, and Their Porn Revolution, Ralph Frammolino and P.J. Huffstutter. Las Angeles Times Magazine, 6 January, 2002.
90 percent of surveyed real estate professionals in Los Angeles believe market value of homes would decrease by 20% when located near concentrated SOBs
Partnering with the Business Community to Fight Sexually Oriented Businesses. American Family Association. www.afa.net.
75 percent of women working at SOBs in Memphis, Tennessee have at least one STD
Sexually Oriented Businesses: A View Inside, Carolyn McKenzie. Proponent Testimony S.B. 251, Ohio State Judiciary Committee on Civil Justice, 3 December, 2002.

Entertainment/Technology/Advertising

Fewer than 1 in 10 teenagers believe that music piracy is morally wrong
The Barna Group, 26 April, 2004. http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdate&BarnaUpdateID=162.
Sexual content (pornography) over cell phones will generate over $1.5 billion in Western Europe, as the Vodafone Group introduces and provides “risqué” content to customers phones
In Europe, Cell Phone Profits Go Up as Clothes Come Off, Jennifer L. Schenker. The New York Times, 4 May, 2004.
DVD player from RCA allows parents to filter movie content deemed objectionable in four categories: violence, sex and nudity, language and other
DVD players filter movies for content, Gentile. The Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 April, 2004.
Marketers are abstaining from sex as sales tool due to the after-shock of the Super Bowl half-time show; Anheuser-Busch, Victoria’s Secret and Abercrombie & Fitch are among the companies who are dropping risqué advertising
Risqué may be too risky for ads, Bruce Horovitz. USA Today, 16 April, 2004.
Carl’s, Jr. adopts Hugh Hefner as a representative for the hamburger chain, claiming, “as a pop-icon, Hefner appeals to our target audience and credibly communicates our message of variety.”
Chr--tian Broadcaster Blasts Carl’s, Jr. for Ad’s Sexual Innuendo, James L. Lambert. American Family Association, November 2003.
66 percent of Americans support an a la carte cable pricing, giving families the power to pay for only the channels they choose
Poll adds to push for a la carte cable pricing, Michael McCarthy. USA Today, 5 May, 2004.
ClearPlay created a new $70 DVD player (available at Wal-Mart) that has built-in filters designed to skip over violence and nudity and to mute salty language in 100 movies; more than 600 titles are available for download
Hollywood riled up over ClearPlay, Mike Snider. USA Today, 6 May, 2004.
‘Young people are sexualized at an earlier and earlier age…Stars like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera have long been criticized for exploiting their sexuality for profit. The next generation can already be seen emulating its older sisters – literally.’
Mini-Britneys. The Washington Times, 3-9 May, 2004.
“Senate agreed to boost maximum fine for broadcasters airing offensive shows to $275,000 per incident from $32,5000, to a maximum of $3 million a day.”
Increased indecency fines pass Senate, Paul Davidson. USA Today, 23 June, 2004.
MTV plans to launch a network devoted entirely to its gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender audience in February, 2005. The network is to be named LOGO.
MTV plans network aimed at gay viewers, Michael McCarthy. USA Today, 26 May, 2004.
“Men’s magazine Maxim plans to announce a deal with Sirius Satellite Radio today to launch a ‘Maxim Radio’ network this fall.”
Satellite radio to tune in ‘Maxim,’ Michael McCarthy. USA Today, 7 June, 2004.

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