Nonconsensual Image Sharing

In 2013, a Pew Research Center report found that 9% of adult cell phone owners in the U.S. had sent a nude or partially nude image of themselves to someone else, and 20% of cell owners said they had received such an image of someone they knew. A. Lenhart and M. Duggan. “Couples, the Internet, and Social Media.” Pew Research Center: Internet, Science & Tech, February 11, 2014.

Percent of internet users who have had someone threaten to expose explicit photos

By Sex

Men: 2%
Women: 4%

By Age

15-17: 3%
18-29: 8%
30-49: 3%
50-64: <1%
65+: <1%

By Age and Sex

Men ages 15-29: 3%
Women ages 15-29: 10%
Men ages 30+: 2%
Women Ages 30+: 2%

Sexual Identification

LGB: 15%
Heterosexual: 2%

Race/Ethnicity

White (non-Hispanic): 3%
Black (non-Hispanic): 5%
Hispanic: 2%

Percent of internet users who have had someone post explicit photos

By Sex

Men: 2%
Women: 3%

By Age

15-17: 3%
18-29: 5%
30-49: 2%
50-64: 1%
65+: N/A

By Age and Sex

Men ages 15-29: 4%
Women ages 15-29: 6%
Men ages 30+: 1%
Women Ages 30+: 1%

Sexual Identification

LGB: 7%
Heterosexual: 2%

Race/Ethnicity

White (non-Hispanic): 2%
Black (non-Hispanic): 5%
Hispanic: 2%

Sources

A. Lenhart and M. Duggan. “Couples, the Internet, and Social Media.” Pew Research Center: Internet, Science & Tech, February 11, 2014. http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/02/11/couples-the-internet-and-social-media/

Data & Society / CiPHR Measuring Cyberabuse Survey, May 17- July 31, 2016. Interviews were conducted in English and Spanish (total n=3,002 U.S. internet users age 15 and older).

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