Internet Pornography Statistics: 2003

[Pale Rider]

Since weve had so much conversation on internet porn here, I thought some figures would be in order....


Internet Pornography Statistics: 2003

Sex Industry Statistics
$57.0 billion revenue world-wide1
$12.0 billion of this is US revenue, more than all combined revenues of all professional football, baseball and basketball franchises or the combined revenues of ABC, CBS, and NBC (6.2 billion). $2.5 of the $12 billion is related to internet porn.1


Porn on the Web
25% of total search engine requests are porn-related. (Top three searches: sex, mp3 and hotmail.)2
8% of total emails are porn-related. Average daily pornographic emails are 4.5 per internet user1
12% of total websites are pornographic1


Affecting Children
100,000 websites offer illegal child pornography1
Child pornography generates $3 billion annually1
90% of 8-16 year olds have viewed porn online (most while doing homework)1
Average age of first internet exposure to pornography is 11 years old1
Largest consumer of internet pornography 12-17 age group1


Affecting Adults
20% of men admit accessing pornography at work1
13% of women admit accessing pornography at work1
53% of Promise Keeper men viewed pornography the previous week in one study1
10% of adults admit having internet sexual addiction1


Business Productivity
70 percent of all internet porn traffic occurs during the 9-to-5 workday.2
Nearly one out of three companies has terminated an employee for inappropriate web use.2 (Some of this could be for liability reasons discussed below.)
According to Internet Data Center research 30 to 40 percent of employee internet activity is non business-related, costing millions of dollars in productivity.2 This does not mean all the activity is porn related. For example, the cost to businesses in lost employee productivity from the internet broadcasts of the Starr report and the Clinton grand-jury video was in excess of $450 million, according to a study reported by ZDNet.2


Business and Legal Ramifications
Internet porn introduces the issue of a hostile work environment relative to internet use. Whereas lewd jokes, questionable bulletin board items or inappropriate comments used to put companies in hot water, employees today are accessing websites that promote hate groups, pornography and illegal activities. Viewed by an offended co-worker, any of these cyber-activities can bring lawsuits upon a company.2
Several Fortune 500 companies have created an “acceptable use policy” for internet usage, including a disclaimer about the dangers of the internet, a summary of appropriate and inappropriate uses of the internet (i.e., no personal commercial uses, no illegal copying, etc.), a statement about avoiding frivolous use (i.e., downloading large personal files, engaging in chat rooms, etc.) and a ‘no expectation of privacy’ statement that waives privacy rights over any materials sent or created using the company’s computer network.2


Sources:
1From http://www.internetfilterreview.com/internet-pornography-statistics.html - September, 2003

2From http://www.websense.com/products/resources/wp/hr_wp.pdf - September, 2003 (page no longer available on web)


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[avatar4321]

What the heck is a promise keeper man?

[Pale Rider]

What the heck is a promise keeper man?

Wondered that myself. I think it means something like, you're "promised" to someone, as in married, or a monogamous relationship.

[avatar4321]

Wondered that myself. I think it means something like, you're "promised" to someone, as in married, or a monogamous relationship.

I wikipediad it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promise_Keepers


Promise Keepers is an international Christian organization for men, based in Denver, Colorado, United States, self-described as "a Christ-centered organization dedicated to introducing men to Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord, helping them to grow as Christians".[1] Promise Keepers promote the view that husbands have a responsibility to be the head of their household in a gentle and loving way, following the example of Jesus Christ and giving his life to his wife, so she in turn can willingly submit to his leadership. They are also associated with Teenage abstancy policy of education. Promise Keepers is a non-profit organization in the United States. It is not affiliated with any Christian church or denomination. Their most widely publicized events have been mass rallies held at football stadiums and similar venues. They also sell a variety of promotional products to "help men keep their promises", including clothing, books, and music. Dr. Bruce Wilkinson developed the widely used video curriculum, Personal Holiness in Times of Temptation, as a part of “The Biblical Manhood” series for Promise Keepers.

The core beliefs of the Promise Keepers, outlined in the Seven Promises, consist of the following:

A Promise Keeper is committed to honoring Jesus Christ through worship, prayer and obedience to God's Word in the power of the Holy Spirit.

A Promise Keeper is committed to pursuing vital relationships with a few other men, understanding that he needs brothers to help him keep his promises.

A Promise Keeper is committed to practicing spiritual, moral, ethical and sexual purity.

A Promise Keeper is committed to building strong marriages and families through love, protection and Biblical values.

A Promise Keeper is committed to supporting the mission of his church by honoring and praying for his pastor and by actively giving his time and resources.

A Promise Keeper is committed to reaching beyond any racial and denominational barriers to demonstrate the power of Biblical unity.

A Promise Keeper is committed to influencing his world, being obedient to the Great Commandment (Mark 12:30-31) and the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20).

These are good goals. But any of them who are viewing pornography are breaking their promises. I sincerely hope if they have broken their promises they turn to Christ, repent, and stop breaking that promise so they can once again be pure.

[Hobbit]

Promise Keepers is a men-only Christian organization dedicated to making Christian men better men, better Christians, and better husbands. They're drawn a lot of heat from NOW, since they adamantly refuse to allow women to even attend their events (it's not for secrecy, as videos of these events are readily available).

[Pale Rider]

I wikipediad it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promise_Keepers

These are good goals. But any of them who are viewing pornography are breaking their promises. I sincerely hope if they have broken their promises they turn to Christ, repent, and stop breaking that promise so they can once again be pure.

Interesting. And these guys are the largest majority of daytime, online, porn viewers. I guess they must figure if they can't get it, they're at least going to look at it... :dunno:

[Hobbit]

Interesting. And these guys are the largest majority of daytime, online, porn viewers. I guess they must figure if they can't get it, they're at least going to look at it... :dunno:

You misread the statistic. 53% of Promise Keepers look at porn, not 53% of people who look are porn are Promise Keepers. I doubt there are as many Promise Keepers worldwide as people who look at online porn in the United States.

As for how many look at it, it actually shows a bit of success. With online porn being so easily accessable, the 53% is acutally lower than the percentage of church-going men who look at online porn, and much lower than the general population (don't have the statistics on hand, but about 3 in 4 professed, born-again Christians admit to viewing porn online, and almost all men have done so at least once).

Even I have fallen into the trap a tiny handful of times when I first got to college. It's so tempting and so easy, and that's the way the pornographers want it. It's a very tough practice in restraint to control the urge.