Appendix A - Fact Sheets

Fact Sheets

All Americans 13 and Older

• One in five Americans uses porn weekly or more often (20%).
• One-third comes across porn weekly or more often, even if they’re not seeking it (33%).
• Half say they never seek out porn (49%); one in six says they never come across it (17%).
• 17% of those who never seek out porn still come across it weekly or more often.
• Half consider viewing pornography wrong (50%).
• Half say porn is bad for society (50%).
• 78% of those who view porn use online videos; 43% use online pictures.
• 96% say porn involving children under the age of 12 is always wrong.
• 89% say depictions of non-consensual sex are wrong.
• 76% say porn involving teens is wrong.
• 69% say sexual images depicting someone in a demeaning way are wrong.
• 18% of porn users feel a sense of guilt about it.
• 68% of porn users are comfortable with how much they use.
• 4% of porn users say it sometimes hurts their relationships.

All Men / Boys 13 and Older

• One in 10 American males views porn daily (11%).
• Half use it monthly or more often (51%).
• Seven in 10 use porn at least on occasion (69%).
• One in five comes across porn daily, even if they’re not seeking it (20%); two-thirds come across porn at least monthly (66%).
• Three in 10 say they never seek out porn (31%); one in 10 never come across it (10%).
• Less than half consider viewing pornography wrong (44%).
• Eight out 10 of those who view porn use online videos (81%); half use online pictures (49%).
• 95% say porn involving children under the age of 12 is always wrong.
• 89% say depictions of non-consensual sex are wrong.
• 72% say porn involving teens is wrong.
• 66% say sexual images depicting someone in a demeaning way are wrong.
• Men are twice as likely as women to consider porn good for society (14% vs. 7%).
• More men (20%) than women (15%) feel a sense of guilt when they use porn and say they are currently trying to stop using it (11% vs. 5%).
• Two-thirds of porn users are comfortable with how much they use (68%).
• One in 20 porn users says it sometimes hurts their relationships (5%).

All Women / Girls 13 and Older

• One percent of American females use porn daily; 7 percent use it weekly.
• One in five comes across porn weekly or more often, even if they are not seeking it (21%).
• Two-thirds never seek out porn (67%, compared to 31% of males).
• One in four never comes across porn (23%).
• 55% consider viewing pornography wrong.
• Women are much more likely than men to consider porn bad for society (62% vs. 39%).
• 69% of those who view porn use online videos; 31% use online pictures.
• Among teens and young adults, 69% have received a nude image via text, email, social media or app (compared to 57% of males), and 51% have sent one (compared to 33% of males).
• 98% say porn involving children under the age of 12 is always wrong.
• 89% say depictions of non-consensual sex are wrong.
• 85% say porn involving teens is wrong, compared to 72% of men.
• 77% say sexual images depicting someone in a demeaning way are wrong.
• 15% of porn users feel a sense of guilt about it.
• 68% of porn users say they are comfortable with how much they use (the same as among males).
• 3% of porn users say it sometimes hurts their relationships.

All Practicing Christians 13 and Older

• 7% of practicing Christians view porn weekly or more often.
• One in four comes across porn weekly or more often, even when they are not seeking it (26%).
• 72% never actively seek out porn (compared to 39% of all others).
• One in five never come across porn (19%).
• Three in four consider viewing pornography wrong (73%).
• 77% think porn is bad for society (compared to 37% of all others).
• 69% of those who view porn use online videos; 36% use online pictures. 96% say porn involving children under the age of 12 is always wrong. 86% say depictions of non-consensual sex are wrong.
• 75% say porn involving teens is wrong.
• 74% say sexual images depicting someone in a demeaning way are wrong.
• Significantly more likely than all others to consider the following sexual acts to be always wrong: those that may be forced or painful (71% vs. 50%), that involve more than two people at once (43% vs. 12%) and between two people of the same gender (50% vs. 16%).
• Practicing Christians are more than twice as likely as all others to feel a sense of guilt when they use porn (34% vs. 15%) and to say they are currently trying to stop using porn (19% vs. 7%).
• Four in 10 porn users are comfortable with how much they use (39% compared to 73% of all others).
• 40% of porn users would rather not use at all (compared to 14% of all others). 7% of porn users say porn sometimes hurts their relationships.

All Others* 13 and Older

• 8% view porn daily; another 17% view it weekly.
• 42% seek out porn at least once a month (com-
  pared to 13% of practicing Christians).
• 37% come across porn weekly or more often, even when they are not seeking it.
• Four in 10 never seek out porn (39%); 15% never come across porn.
• Four in 10 consider viewing pornography wrong (38%).
• Half consider porn to be neither good nor bad for society (49%, compared to 19% of practicing Christians); 37% say it is bad for society.
• 79% of those who view porn use online videos; 44% use online pictures.
• 96% say porn involving children under the age of 12 is always wrong.
• 89% say depictions of non-consensual sex are wrong.
• 75% say porn involving teens is wrong.
• 69% say sexual images depicting someone in a demeaning way are wrong.
• 15% of porn users feel a sense of guilt about it.
• Three in four porn users are comfortable with how much they use (73%).
• 4% of porn users say porn sometimes hurts their relationships.

_{*”All others” refers to all respondents who do not qualify as practicing Christians}

Married Adults 25 and Older

• 3% seek out porn daily; another 9% do so weekly.
• Three in 10 come across porn weekly, even if they are not seeking it (29%).
• 61% never actively seek out porn (compared to 44% of single adults).
• 18% never come across porn.
• Six in 10 consider viewing pornography wrong (60%).
• 58% believe porn is bad for society (compared to 48% of single adults).
• Seven in 10 porn viewers use online videos (71%); two in five use online pictures (40%).
• 98% say porn involving children under the age of 12 is always wrong.
• 89% say depictions of non-consensual sex are wrong.
• 80% say porn involving teens is wrong.
• 69% say sexual images depicting someone in a demeaning way are wrong.
• 16% of porn users feel a sense of guilt about it.
• Six in 10 porn users are comfortable with how much they use (59%).
• 24% of those who actively seek out porn say they would rather not use porn at all (compared to 14% of single adults).
• Married adults are three times more likely than single adults to say porn sometimes hurts their relationships (6% vs. 2%) and that they are currently trying to stop using porn (10% vs. 3%).

Single Adults 25 and Older

• 7% of single adults seek out porn daily; 15% do so weekly.
• 37% actively seek out porn at least once a month (compared to 23% of married adults).
• One-third comes across porn weekly or more often, even if they are not seeking it (34%).
• 44% never actively seek out porn; 16% never come across porn.
• Less than half consider viewing pornography wrong (45%).
• Singles are twice as likely as married adults to consider porn good for society (13% vs. 6%); half consider it bad for society (48%).
• 71% of those who view porn use online videos; 34% use online pictures.
• 99% say porn involving children under the age of 12 is always wrong.
• 92% say depictions of non-consensual sex are wrong.
• 82% say porn involving teens is wrong.
• 72% say sexual images depicting someone in a demeaning way is wrong.
• 14% of porn users feel a sense of guilt about it.
• 74% of those who seek out porn are comfortable with how much they use (compared to 59% of married adults).
• Only 2% of porn users say it sometimes hurts their relationships.
• 42% say none of the people in their life know about their porn use (compared to 27% of married adults).

Practicing Christian Teens 13-17*

• 6% of practicing Christian teens seek out porn daily; 12% do so weekly.
• 18% come across porn weekly or more often, even when they are not seeking it.
• 60% have never actively sought out porn; 25% have never come across it.
• 63% consider viewing pornography wrong.
• Practicing Christian teens are more than twice as likely as all other teens to say porn is bad for society (73% vs. 33%).
• 71% of those who view porn use online videos; half use online pictures (51%).
• 92% say porn involving children under the age of 12 is always wrong.
• 80% say depictions of non-consensual sex are wrong.
• 72% say sexual images depicting someone in a demeaning way are wrong.
• Half say porn involving teens is wrong (49%).
• Half of porn users feel a sense of guilt about it (53%).
• Three in 10 porn users are comfortable with how much they use (29%).
• 8% of porn users say porn sometimes hurts their relationships.

_{*Please note: The sample size of practicing Christian teens who report actively seeking out porn is small (n=26), so results from this study may not be nationally representative.}

All Other Teens 13-17

• 9% of all other teens seek out porn daily; 20% do so weekly.
• One in three comes across porn weekly or more often, even if they are not seeking it (32%).
• Two in five never seek out porn (41%); one in five never comes across it (19%).
• One in three considers viewing pornography wrong (35%) and says it is bad for society (33%).
• 87% of those who view porn use online videos; 58% use online pictures.
• 88% say porn involving children under the age of 12 is always wrong.
• 85% say depictions of non-consensual sex are wrong.
• 72% say sexual images depicting someone in a demeaning way are wrong.
• 58% say porn involving teens is wrong.
• 27% of porn users feel a sense of guilt about it.
• 57% of porn users are comfortable with how much they use (compared to 71% of all other young adults ages 18 to 24).
• 2% of porn users say it sometimes hurts their relationships.

Practicing Christian Young Adults 18-24

• 9% of practicing Christian young adults seek out porn daily; 19% do so weekly.
• 44% come across porn weekly or more often, even if they are not seeking it.
• 46% never seek out porn (compared to 20% of all other young adults); 16% never come across it. Half consider viewing pornographic images wrong (51%).
• 63% consider porn bad for society.
• 16% consider porn good for society (compared to 3% of practicing Christian teens and 2% of practicing Christian adults 25 and older).
• 67% of those who view porn use online videos; 46% use online pictures.
• 29% mostly view pornography on their phone (compared to 11% of practicing Christian adults 25 and older).
• 77% say porn involving children under the age of 12 is always wrong.
• Seven in 10 say depictions of non-consensual sex are wrong (71%).
• 63% say sexual images depicting someone in a demeaning way are wrong.
• 63% say porn involving teens is wrong.
• Two in five porn users feel a sense of guilt about it (40%, compared to 19% of all other young adults).
• 46% are comfortable with how much porn they use (compared to 36% of practicing Christian adults 25 and older); equal proportions say they wish they used less (26%) or none at all (27%).
• One in five porn users say porn sometimes hurts their relationships (20%).

All Other Young Adults 18-24

• 12% of young adults who do not practice Christianity seek out porn daily; four in 10 do so weekly or more often (40%).
• 61% seek out porn at least once a month.
• 16% come across porn daily even when they are not seeking it; 32% come across it weekly.
• Three in four come across porn at least once a month (73%, compared to 51% of all other teens and 53% of all other adults 25 and older).
• One in five never seeks out porn (20%); 8% never come across it.
• 22% consider viewing pornography wrong (compared to 51% of practicing Christian young adults).
• Equal proportions consider porn good for society (23%) or bad for society (25%), with a majority saying it is neither (52%).
• 87% of those who view porn use online videos; 53% use online pictures.
• 36% mostly view pornography on their phone (compared to 12% of all other adults 25 and older).
• 17% mostly view porn through images sent via text (compared to 7% of all other teens and 2% of all other adults).
• 90% say porn involving children under the age of 12 is always wrong.
• 84% say depictions of non-consensual sex are wrong.
• Seven in 10 say porn involving teens is wrong (70%).
• 64% say sexual images depicting someone in a demeaning way are wrong.
• One in five porn users feels a sense of guilt about it (19%).
• Seven in 10 porn users are comfortable with how much they use (71%).
• 6% of porn users say porn sometimes hurts their relationships.

Practicing Christian Millennials 25–30

• 8% of practicing Christian Millennials seek out porn daily.
• One in three seek out porn monthly or more often (35%).
• 14% come across porn daily even when they are not seeking it; 30% come across it weekly. Half never seek out porn (51%); 8% never come across it.
• 81% consider viewing pornography wrong and say porn is bad for society.
• 76% of those who view porn use online videos; 35% use online pictures.
• 96% say porn involving children under the age of 12 is always wrong.
• 83% say depictions of non-consensual sex are wrong.
• Seven in 10 say porn involving teens is wrong (69%).
• 70% say sexual images depicting someone in a demeaning way are wrong.
• One-third of porn users feels a sense of guilt about it (32%, compared to 9% of all other Millennials 25 to 30).
• Half of porn users are comfortable with how much they use (49%). 17% of porn users say it sometimes hurts their relationships.

All Other Millennials 25–30

• 8% of Millennials who do not practice Christianity seek out porn daily; 22% do so weekly.
• 14% come across porn daily even when they are not seeking it; 24% come across it weekly.
• 31% never seek out porn; 15% never come across it.
• Three in 10 consider viewing pornography wrong (30%, compared to 81% of practicing Christian Millennials).
• 38% say porn is bad for society.
• 80% of those who view porn use online videos; 41% use online pictures.
• All other Millennials are most likely to have started viewing porn before puberty (31% vs. 13% of all other Gen-Xers and 8% of all other Boomers).
• 94% say porn involving children under the age of 12 is always wrong.
• 87% say depictions of non-consensual sex are wrong.
• Eight in 10 say porn involving teens is wrong (81%).
• 67% say sexual images depicting someone in a demeaning way are wrong.
• Much more likely than all other Gen-Xers and Boomers to consider the following images okay: sexual acts that may be forced or painful (28% vs. 9% vs. 12%) and someone being depicted in a demeaning way (29% vs. 13% vs. 13%).
• One in 10 porn users feels a sense of guilt about it (9%).
• Seven in 10 porn users are comfortable with how much they use (72%).

Practicing Christian Gen-Xers 31–50

• One in 10 practicing Christian Gen-Xers actively seek out porn weekly or more often (10%).
• 14% come across porn daily even when they are not seeking it; another 12% come across it weekly.
• Two-thirds never seek out porn (66%, compared to 27% of all other Gen-Xers); 17% never come across it.
• 72% consider viewing pornography wrong (compared to 33% of all other Gen-Xers); 75% say porn is bad for society.
• 73% of those who view porn use online videos; 22% use online pictures. 99% say porn involving children under the age of 12 is always wrong. 83% say depictions of non-consensual sex are wrong.
• 77% say porn involving teens is wrong.
• 74% say sexual images depicting someone in a demeaning way are wrong. Three in 10 porn users feel a sense of guilt about it (31%).
• 37% of porn users are comfortable with how much they use.
• 1% of porn users say it sometimes hurts their relationships.

All Other Gen-Xers Age 31–50

• 9% of Gen-Xers who do not practice Christianity seek out porn daily; 19% do so weekly.
• 18% come across porn daily even when they are not seeking it; 24% come across it weekly.
• 27% never seek out porn; 12% never come across it.
• One-third considers viewing pornography wrong and says porn is bad for society (33%).
• 78% of those who view porn use online videos; 35% use online pictures.
• 99% say porn involving children under the age of 12 is always wrong.
• 94% say depictions of non-consensual sex are wrong.
• 77% say porn involving teens is wrong.
• 65% say sexual images depicting someone in a demeaning way are wrong.
• 13% of porn users feel a sense of guilt about it.
• Three in four porn users are comfortable with how much they use (74%).
• 6% of porn users say porn sometimes hurts their relationships (compared to 2% of all other Millennials and 1% of all other Boomers).

Practicing Christian Boomers 51–69

• One in 50 practicing Christian Boomers seek out porn weekly or more often (2%).
• 5% come across porn daily even when they are not seeking it; 19% come across it weekly.
• Eight in 10 never seek out porn (80%); 22% never come across it.
• 71% consider viewing pornography wrong.
• 76% say porn is bad for society.
• 47% of those who view porn use online videos; 38% use online pictures. 98% say porn involving children under the age of 12 is always wrong. 97% say depictions of non-consensual sex are wrong.
• 88% say sexual images depicting someone in a demeaning way are wrong. 85% say porn involving teens is wrong.
• Three in 10 porn users feel a sense of guilt about it (30%).
• 36% of porn users are comfortable with how much they use.
• Half of those who actively seek out porn say none of the people in their life knows about their porn use (51%).
• 3% of porn users say it sometimes hurts their relationships.

All Other Boomers 51–69

• 4% of Boomers who do not practice Christianity seek out porn daily; 11% do so weekly.
• 10% come across porn daily even when they are not seeking it; 16% come across it weekly.
• Six in 10 never seek out porn (61%); 20% never come across it.
• 53% consider viewing pornography wrong (compared to 33% of all other Gen-Xers and 30% of all other Millennials).
• 47% say porn is bad for society (compared to 33% of all other Gen-Xers and 38% of all other Millennials).
• 59% of those who view porn use online videos; 43% use online pictures.
• 97% say porn involving children under the age of 12 is always wrong.
• 88% say porn involving teens is wrong.
• 86% say depictions of non-consensual sex are wrong.
• 76% say sexual images depicting someone in a demeaning way are wrong.
• 12% of porn users feel a sense of guilt about it.
• 72% of porn users are comfortable with how much they use.
• 1% of porn users say it sometimes hurts their relationships.

Youth Pastors

• 21% of youth pastors say using pornography is a current struggle. 43% say it has been a struggle in the past.
• 19 out of 20 have come across pornography, even if they did not respond to or engage with it (95%).
• 36% say they have never struggled with pornography. 99% say porn is bad for society; 92% say it’s “very bad.”
• 22% of current users view porn multiple times per week (compared to 15% of senior pastors who use porn).
• 56% believe they are addicted (compared to 33% of senior pastors who use porn). A majority of users views porn at least a few times per month (57%).
• A majority lives in constant fear of being discovered (56%).
• 94% of porn users feel a sense of guilt about it.
• 94% say they feel a great sense of shame about their pornography use. 41% say it sometimes hurts their relationships.
• 83% are currently trying to stop using porn; 68% have tried to stop but have been unable to (or started again).

Senior Pastors

• 14% of senior pastors say using pornography is a current struggle.
• 43% say it has been a struggle in the past.
• 44% say they have never struggled with porn (compared to 36% of youth pastors)
• 93% have come across some type of pornography, even if they did not respond to or engage with it.
• 33% of current users believe they are addicted, 41% say they are not, and 27% are unsure
• A majority of those who currently use porn do so at least a few times a month (51%).
• 39% say the nature of their job makes it easier to use pornography secretly (compared to 19% of youth pastors).
• Senior pastors who use porn are less likely than youth pastors to feel a sense of guilt about their porn use (86% vs. 94%).
• 36% of current porn users say it sometimes hurts their relationships.
• Senior pastors are less likely than youth pastors to say they are currently trying to stop using porn (71% vs. 83%).