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Teens 12-17 4% have sent sexts 15% have received sexts

Teens & Mobile Phones: Exploring safety issues as mobile phones become the communication hub for American teens Amanda Lenhart/Pew Internet FOSI November 2010 Washington, DC. Sexting “sending or receiving a sexually suggestive nude or nearly nude photo or video of yourself/someone you know”.

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Teens 12-17 4% have sent sexts 15% have received sexts

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  1. Teens & Mobile Phones: Exploring safety issues as mobile phones become the communication hub for American teensAmanda Lenhart/Pew InternetFOSINovember 2010Washington, DC

  2. Sexting“sending or receiving a sexually suggestive nude or nearly nude photo or video of yourself/someone you know” Teens 12-17 • 4% have sent sexts • 15% have received sexts • Oldest teens most likely, youngest least likely to have sent or received sexts • 4% of 12 year olds have sent or received • 8% of 17 year olds have sent, 30% have received. • No gender diff in sending or receiving among teens. Adults 18+ • 6% have sent sexts • 13% of 18-29 have sent • 5% of 30-49 have sent • African Americans more likely to have sent • 15% have received • 31% of 18-29 have received • 17% of 30-49 have received sexts

  3. Sexting Teens 12-17 • 17% teens who pay for the full cost of their phone send sexts vs. 3% of others. • Sending texts, unlimited texting increase likelihood of receipt. Adults 18+ • All increase likelihood of receipt of sexts: • Male • Single, separated or divorced • African American or Hispanic • Income LT $30K • African Americans more likely to send sexts than whites.

  4. Geo-location? Twitter? • 4% of American adults use geo-location or geo-social applications • 8% of Americans 18-29 use geo-apps • What about teens? • 8% of teens use twitter, but… • What might use or increased use mean for cyberbullying, harassment, dating violence? But also parental monitoring?

  5. Amanda Lenhart Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project http://pewinternet.org @amanda_lenhart photo by arcticpenguin

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