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What young people are telling us

Our 2022 Dignify School Survey found that disturbingly high numbers of students have:

- viewed porn

- acted out porn

- feel addicted to it

The 2419 survey participants were aged between 14 and 18 and attending secondary schools in South West Hertfordshire.

60% of survey participants felt that people who use porn were likely to objectify others

58% said they have viewed porn

12 is the average age young people first view porn

Of those who have viewed porn:

14.5% do so daily or several times a day
21% feel their porn viewing has become a habit or an addiction (27% of boys, 11% of girls)
32% have acted out what they have seen on porn

On nudes:

28% have been asked for nudes (40% of girls, 16% of boys)

27% have received nudes from strangers (38% of girls, 16% of boys)

15% have received nudes that were intended for someone else but which had been shared with them

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