According to a survey conducted in September 2022 among teenagers in the United States, 54 percent of respondents first encountered pornographic content online when they were 13 or younger. Approximately 73 percent reported encountering or seeing adult content online when they were 17 or younger, while a smaller group of teens reported they were 10 years old or younger when they first encountered pornographic material on the web.
Age in which teenagers and young adults in the United States reported first encountering pornography online as of September 2022
According to the source: "online pornography includes any videos or photos viewed on websites, social media, or anywhere else on the internet that show nudity and sexual acts intended to entertain and sexually arouse the viewer."
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Common Sense Media. (January 10, 2023). Age in which teenagers and young adults in the United States reported first encountering pornography online as of September 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360122/age-us-teens-online-porn-encounter/
Common Sense Media. "Age in which teenagers and young adults in the United States reported first encountering pornography online as of September 2022." Chart. January 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360122/age-us-teens-online-porn-encounter/
Common Sense Media. (2023). Age in which teenagers and young adults in the United States reported first encountering pornography online as of September 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360122/age-us-teens-online-porn-encounter/
Common Sense Media. "Age in Which Teenagers and Young Adults in The United States Reported First Encountering Pornography Online as of September 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360122/age-us-teens-online-porn-encounter/
Common Sense Media, Age in which teenagers and young adults in the United States reported first encountering pornography online as of September 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360122/age-us-teens-online-porn-encounter/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Age in which teenagers and young adults in the United States reported first encountering pornography online as of September 2022 [Graph], Common Sense Media, January 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1360122/age-us-teens-online-porn-encounter/
