20% of teens have sent or posted nude or semi-nude pictures or videos of themselves.*
38% of teens have sent or posted sexually suggestive messages.*
31% of teens have received a nude or semi-nude picture or video from someone.*
48% of teens have received a sexually suggestive message from someone.*
43% of teens say there is pressure among people their age to post sexy pictures/videos in their social networking site profiles.*
29% say they have had nude or semi-nude images—originally meant for someone else—shared with them.*
74% of teens believe sexting photos of someone under the age of 18 is wrong.**
45% of teens do not know that getting caught sending nude or nearly nude photos involves legal consequences.**
51% of girls say pressure from a guy is a reason girls send sexy messages or images.*
69% of teens who sext have sent/posted sexual content to a boyfriend/girlfriend.*
30% of teens who sext have sent/posted sexual content to someone they wanted to date or hook up with.*
63% of teens who sext have sent/posted sexual content to be “fun or flirtatious.”*
86% of teens who sext are not caught by authority figures.**
