According to a survey on young people's sex life in China in 2021, pornography is one of the major sources for young adults to acquire sex-related knowledge. Nevertheless, the share of people who learned sexual knowledge through porn decreased obviously by generation. About 69 percent of respondents born in the 1980s stated they would acquire knowledge about sex from watching porn, while less than 60 percent of Gen-Z respondents said so.
Share of young adults who acquire sex knowledge through pornography in China in 2021, by age
66.88 percent of respondents were male and 33.12 percent were female.
1.24 percent of respondents were born in the post-1970s, 16.64 percent in the post-80s, 35.44 percent in the post-90s, 38.04 percent in the post-95s, 8.64 percent were born in the post-2000s.
The dating history of respondents is as follows: respondents that were single or without romantic experience accounted for around 10.36 percent, singles with romantic experience accounted for around 27.22 percent, respondents currently in love accounted for roughly 37.21 percent, married respondents accounted for around 23.53 percent, divorced respondents for 1.68 percent.
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Bilibili. (November 6, 2021). Share of young adults who acquire sex knowledge through pornography in China in 2021, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281775/china-share-of-young-adults-that-acquire-sex-knowledge-through-porn-by-age/
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Bilibili. (2021). Share of young adults who acquire sex knowledge through pornography in China in 2021, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281775/china-share-of-young-adults-that-acquire-sex-knowledge-through-porn-by-age/
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Share of young adults who acquire sex knowledge through pornography in China in 2021, by age [Graph], Bilibili, November 6, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1281775/china-share-of-young-adults-that-acquire-sex-knowledge-through-porn-by-age/
