Sex Addiction Statistics


How Sex and Porn Addiction Impacts Society

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    Approximately 40 million people in the United States use the Internet for sexually-related activities 1
    25% of all search engine requests are pornography related 2
    Sex is the number 1 topic searched on the Internet 3
    15% of online porn habitués develop sexual behavior that disrupts their lives 4
    38% of adults believe it is ‘morally acceptable’ to look at pictures of nudity or explicit sexual behavior 5

 

How Sex and Porn Addiction Impacts Marriage

    47% of families said pornography is a problem in their home 6
    42% of surveyed adults indicated that their partner’s use of pornography made them feel insecure 7
    41% of surveyed adults admitted they felt less attractive due to their partner’s pornography use 7
    30% of surveyed adults said their partner’s use of pornography made them feel more like a sexual object 7

 

How Sex and Porn Addiction Impacts Jobs

    20% of men and 13% of women admitted to accessing pornography at work 8

 

 

1. Exposing Porn: Science, Religion, and the New Addiction, Paul Strand. Christian Broadcasting Network, 2004

2. Internet Pornography Statistics: 2003, David C. Bissette, Psy.D. www.healthymind.com, 2004

3. Overdosing on Porn, Rebecca Hagelin. www.worldandi.com, March, 2004

4. The Porn Factor, Pamela Paul. www.time.com. 19 January, 2004

5. Morality Continues to Decay. Barna Research Group, 3 November, 2003

6. Focus on the Family Poll, 1 October, 2003

7. Marriage Related Research, Mark A. Yarhouse, Psy.D. Christian Counseling Today, 2004 Vol. 12 No.1

8. Internet Pornography Statistics. Internet Filter Review, 2005