During a July 2022 survey on online dating in the United States, 56 percent of female online dating sites or app users aged 18-49 stated that they had received a sexually explicit message or image they did not ask for. In contrast, only 25 percent of male respondents of the same age group stated the same.
Negative behaviors encountered on online dating sites or apps according to users in the United States as of July 2022, by gender
Characteristic
Men (18-49 years)
Men (50 years and older)
Women (18-49 years)
Women (50 years and older)
Been sent a sexually explicit message or image they didn't ask for
25%
29%
56%
36%
Had someone continue to contact them after they said they were not interested
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Pew Research Center. (February 2, 2023). Negative behaviors encountered on online dating sites or apps according to users in the United States as of July 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/809605/us-users-negative-online-dating-app-or-service-experience-gender/
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