ABSTRACT
A: Seventy-seven percent, with 70% of all TV programs containing sexual content (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2005 ).
Q: How many sexual references does the average U.S. child see per year? A: Nearly 15,000 sexual references, innuendoes, and jokes per year. Only
16% of the scenes and 15% of the shows mention any concerns regarding abstinence, birth control, or consequences of sex like pregnancy or STDs (Kunkel, Eyal et al., 2007 ). According to one study, there was a 96% increase in sexual scenes on television between 1998 and 2005 (“Numbers,” 2005).
