In a survey conducted in Australia in 2021, the majority, close to 90 percent, of young respondents aged 14 to 18 years reported that they had engaged in digital sexual practices or 'sexting'. Over 80 percent of respondents reported that they had received sexual texts.
Share of young respondents aged 14 to 18 that have engaged in 'sexting' practices in Australia in 2021
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La Trobe University. (December 21, 2022). Share of young respondents aged 14 to 18 that have engaged in 'sexting' practices in Australia in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417184/australia-share-of-young-people-who-had-engaged-in-sexting-practices/
La Trobe University. "Share of young respondents aged 14 to 18 that have engaged in 'sexting' practices in Australia in 2021." Chart. December 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417184/australia-share-of-young-people-who-had-engaged-in-sexting-practices/
La Trobe University. (2022). Share of young respondents aged 14 to 18 that have engaged in 'sexting' practices in Australia in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417184/australia-share-of-young-people-who-had-engaged-in-sexting-practices/
La Trobe University. "Share of Young Respondents Aged 14 to 18 That Have Engaged in 'sexting' Practices in Australia in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417184/australia-share-of-young-people-who-had-engaged-in-sexting-practices/
La Trobe University, Share of young respondents aged 14 to 18 that have engaged in 'sexting' practices in Australia in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417184/australia-share-of-young-people-who-had-engaged-in-sexting-practices/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of young respondents aged 14 to 18 that have engaged in 'sexting' practices in Australia in 2021 [Graph], La Trobe University, December 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417184/australia-share-of-young-people-who-had-engaged-in-sexting-practices/