Pornography Statistics:
"94.2 % [men] had viewed pornography in the last six months.
Additionally, 82.4% indicated that they currently were regular users of pornography, or had been at some point. Median response for frequency of use over the last six months was 3–4 times per week. Median response for average session length was 15–30 minutes."
*** "religious participants did not report using pornography any more or less frequently than their non-religious counterparts."
PR
"Consumption rates of men were generally consistent (91–99%) across time frames"
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"91.5% of men and 60.2% of women herein reported having consumed pornography in the past month."
Note* Pornography definition included written, pictures & video.
Ingrid Solano et al. J Sex Res. 2020 Jan.
PR
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30358432/
(^^^ this is also the study that is cited in Fight the New Drugs article that said 90-99%
https://fightthenewdrug.org/porn-consumption-rates-among-young-adults-underreported/ )
98.1% of men have viewed pornography in the past 6 months. 80.3% of those men view pornography at least once a week.
PR
Note : Sample from adults in relationships
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29281588/
92% men watched pornography in last 6 months. 82.5% in the last month. 63.4% in the last week.
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https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Pornography-consumption-in_tbl2_6756843
A study with 434 adult men found that 99% of study participants looked at porn at least occasionally.
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0747563215302612?via%3Dihub
86-96% consumption rates among men
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3396722/#!po=5.73770
College students from 6 different universities: "9 out of 10 (87%) young men and nearly one third (31%) of young women reported using pornography [at LEAST once a month]"
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*** “43 percent of men and 9 percent of women report watching pornography in the past week" — The Relationship in America data.
* Note - The question the study asked was “When did you last intentionally look at pornography?“.
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The Relationship in America data also shows more than 50% of men ages 25-40 viewed pornography in the last WEEK, and that pornography use on a weekly basis is sometimes higher or lower depending on the religion.
NPR
https://relationshipsinamerica.com/pdf/Relationships%20in%20America%202014.pdf
90% of men and 60% of women reported viewing pornography in the past month &
" 46% of men and 16% of women between the ages of 18 and 39 intentionally viewed pornography in a given week" . (study with 5165 adults) - Regnerus, Gordon, & Price, 2016
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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00224499.2015.1096886
(this study was also cited by M Seehuus et al 2021)
A few statistics from the article :
* 8 out of 10 (79%) men between the ages of 18 and 30 view pornography at least monthly
* 2 out of 3 (67%) men between the ages of 31 and 49 view pornography at least monthly
* 1 in 2 (49%) men between the ages of 50 and 68
2014 Stats by Self identified Christian men:
* The number of Christian men viewing pornography virtually mirrors the national average
* 77% of those ages 18-30 view porn at least monthly. 36% daily.
* 64% men view porn at least once a month (54% for born-again Christian men, 14% admit daily)
* Approximately two-thirds of Christian men (65%) admit to viewing pornography at least one time while at work in the past 3 months. The numbers are lower for born-again Christian, with 44% viewing porn at work in the past 3 months. Christian men between 31-49 years old have the highest rates, with 77% admitting to viewing porn at work in the past 3 months.
- Proven Men did a nationwide survey of Christian men using a cross section of the population based upon gender, age, race, geography and other demographics.
"The Barna Group established that the sampling error for the entire survey is ±3.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level."
NPR
https://www.provenmen.org/pornography-survey-statistics-2014
*** * In 2007 70% of Christians admitted to struggling with porn in their daily lives
* 90% of Christian men admitted that they were feeling disconnected from God because lust, porn, or fantasy had gained a foothold in their lives.
* 87% of university students are having sex over webcams, instant messenger or the telephone
* The average teenager spends three to four hours per day watching television and 83% of the programming most frequently watched by adolescents contains some sexual content
NPR
http://www.grabstats.com/statmain.aspx?StatID=657
*** 64% of Christian church LEADERS struggle with sexual addiction
NPR
http://freedomeveryday.org/beta/sexual-addiction-articles/viewArticle.php?articleID=94
*** 68% of Christian men and 50% of pastors confessed to viewing porn WEEKLY in a recent survey.
NPR
Christian News Wire, June 11, 2014
http://www.roadtograce.net/current-porn-statistics/
*** = Religious Study
NPR = Not peer reviewed
PR = Peer Reviewed