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              Facts about Sex, Pornography & Relationships

 Sexual addictions, pornography, phone sex, internet sex, anonymous sex and other abnormal sexual behaviors are on the rise. There are many reasons including our current culture and attitudes regarding sex. Consider some of the incredible statistics and facts exposed below:
 

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Many of these statistics are from the National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families (NCPCF). There website is here: NCPCF website

Pornography statistics and facts:

• Family Safe Media reports that pornography is a $57 billion business worldwide and a $12 billion business in the US. These revenues are larger than the combined revenues of ABC, CBS and NBC.
   
• 47% of Christian families admit a pornography problem
  Family Safe Media, 2003
   
• 48% of families in general identify pornography as a problem in their home
  poll taken by Focus on the Family, 2003
   
• There are 800 million rentals each year of adult videos and DVDs
  Overdosing on Porn, Rebecca Hagelin.  www.worldandi.com, March, 2004.
   
• 11,000 adult movies are produced each year
  Overdosing on Porn, Rebecca Hagelin.  www.worldandi.com, March, 2004.
   
• 38 percent of adults believe it is ‘morally acceptable’ to look at pictures of nudity or explicit sexual behavior
  Morality Continues to Decay.  Barna Research Group, 3 November, 2003.
   
• 42 percent of surveyed adults indicated that their partner’s use of pornography made them feel insecure
  Marriage Related Research, Mark A. Yarhouse, Psy.D.  Christian Counseling Today, 2004 Vol. 12 No. 1.
   
• Median age for the first use of pornography:  boys: 11-13     girls: 12-14
  Your Children & Pornography: A guide for Parents, Tom Buford.  Tommera Press, 2001.
   
• For every 10 men in church, 5 are struggling with pornography
  The Call to Biblical Manhood.  Man in the Mirror, 6 July, 2004. 

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Sex / sex addiction statistics and facts:

• 3-6% of the general population are sex addicts
  National Council on Sexual Addiction/Compulsivity (NCSAC)
  Dr. Patrick Carnes ( www.sexhelp.com )
   
• 87% of sex addicts come from severely dysfunctional families where at least one other member has another addiction
  National Council on Sexual Addiction/Compulsivity (NCSAC)
  Dr. Patrick Carnes ( www.sexhelp.com )
   
• Dr. Patrick Carnes ( www.sexhelp.com ) reports the following consequences as reported by sexual addicts:
  Loss of partner or spouse... 40%
  Severe marital or relationship problems... 70%
  Loss of career opportunities... 27%
  Unwanted pregnancies... 40%
  Abortions... 36%
  Suicidal obsession... 72%
  Suicide attempts... 17%
  Exposure to AIDS and STD's... 68%
  Legal risks from nuisance offenses to rape... 58%

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Internet statistics and facts:

• Approximately 40 million people in the United States are sexually involved with the Internet
  Exposing Porn: Science, Religion, and the New Addiction, Paul Strand.  Christian Broadcasting Network, 2004.

• 72 million Internet users visit pornography web sites per year
  Pornography Statistics 2003.  Internet Filter Review.  www.internetfilterreview.com, 2003.

• Sex is the number 1 topic searched on the Internet
  Overdosing on Porn, Rebecca Hagelin.  www.worldandi.com, March, 2004.

• 34 percent of churchgoing women said they have intentionally visited porn websites online
  Internet porn a guy thing?  Not really, online rating service says, Mark O’Keefe.  The Charlotte Observer.

• 21 percent of teens say they have looked at something on the Internet that they wouldn’t want their parents to know
  A World of Their Own.  Newsweek, 8 May 2000.

• Out of 81 pastors surveyed (74 males 7 female), 98% were exposed to porn; 43% intentionally accessed a sexually explicit website
  National Coalition survey of pastors.  Seattle.  April 2000.

• 38 percent of adults believe there is nothing wrong with pornography use
  Morality Continues to Decay.  Barna Research Group, 3 November, 2003.

• At least 20,000 American adults visit Internet sex sites at least 11 hours per week
  Victims of Pornography Month Should Not Exist, Jan Larue.  Christian Counseling Today, 2003 Vol. 11 No. 3.

• 41 percent of surveyed adults admitted they felt less attractive due to their partner’s pornography use
  Marriage Related Research, Mark A. Yarhouse, Psy.D.  Christian Counseling Today, 2004 Vol. 12 No. 1.

• 30 percent of surveyed adults said their partner’s use of pornography made them feel more like a sexual object
  Marriage Related Research, Mark A. Yarhouse, Psy.D.  Christian Counseling Today, 2004 Vol. 12 No. 1.

• Fifty Percent of Workers Spend Nine days a Year on Personal Surfing at Work.  Cerberian Inc. and SonicWALL, 20 July 2004.
   
• For every 10 men in church, 5 are struggling with pornography
  The Call to Biblical Manhood.  Man in the Mirror, 6 July, 2004. 

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Relationships statistics and facts:

• 83 percent of 86 surveyed married people do not see electronic "dates" as cheating
  No Mystery Left: Is the Easy Availability of Online Porn Leaving Kids Too Sex-Savvy? www.abcnews.com.  18 October, 2003.

• 47.78 percent of families said pornography is a problem in their home
  Focus on the Family Poll, 1 October, 2003.
   
• 75.5 percent of surveyed adults said it was okay to visit an adult web site, while 79.7% said it was okay for a significant other to reply to an unsolicited instant message or chat with a stranger of the opposite sex
  My Wife doesn’t care’ if I fool around online, Leslie Miller.  USA Today, 10 July, 2000.

• Half of unmarried men ages 20-29 said they would have sex without any interest in marriage
  Why Men Won't Commit: Exploring Young Men's Attitudes About Sex, Dating and Marriage, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead and David Popenoe.  The National Marriage Project, 2002.

• 60 percent of adults believe it is ‘morally acceptable’ to cohabitate, while 50% of born-again Christians believe it is ‘morally acceptable’ to cohabitate
  Morality Continues to Decay.  Barna Research Group, 3 November, 2003.
   
• 42 percent of adults believe it is ‘morally acceptable’ to have a sexual relationship with someone of the opposite sex to whom you are not married
  Morality Continues to Decay.  Barna Research Group, 3 November, 2003.

• 38 percent of adults believe it is ‘morally acceptable’ to look at pictures of nudity or explicit sexual behavior
  Morality Continues to Decay.  Barna Research Group, 3 November, 2003.
   
• 59 percent of adults believe it is ‘morally acceptable’ to have sexual thoughts or fantasies
  Morality Continues to Decay.  Barna Research Group, 3 November, 2003.

• 957,200 divorces and 2,355,005 marriages took place in 2000, making the divorce rate 40%
  The Divorce Rate, The National Center for Health Statistics.  www.divorcereform.org, 2000.

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