14. NOTE: Includes all genres other than children’s, daily newscasts, and live sports events. Study includes a representative sample of a week’s worth of programming from 7 am to 11 pm on ten channels including broadcast and cable. A total of 1,154 shows were analyzed. SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation, Sex on TV 4, November 2005. Among all programs 70% 70% Among broadcast prime-time programs Among top teen programs 77% Percent of TV Shows with Sexual Content, 2005
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16. Among all shows with sexual content, the percent that also include references to risks or responsibilities of sexual activity: 10% 14% 11% NOTE: Includes all genres other than children’s, daily newscasts, and live sports events. Study includes a representative sample of a week’s worth of programming from 7 am to 11 pm on ten channels including broadcast and cable. A total of 1,154 shows were analyzed. SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation, Sex on TV 4, November 2005. Among all programs Among broadcast prime-time programs Among top teen programs References to Risks or Responsibilities of Sexual Activity in TV Shows with Sexual Content, 2005
17. Percent of shows with references to sexual risks or responsibilities, over time, by type of sexual content: 23% 27% Shows with intercourse-related content Shows with any sexual content involving teen characters 26% 34% 18% 14% 1998 2002 2005 NOTE: Includes all genres other than children’s, daily newscasts, and live sports events. Study includes a representative sample of a week’s worth of programming from 7 am to 11 pm on ten channels including broadcast and cable. A total of 4,742 programs have been analyzed from 1998-2005. SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation, Sex on TV 4, November 2005. Trends in References to Risks or Responsibilities of Sexual Activity in TV Shows with Sexual Content by Type of Content, 1998, 2002, and 2005
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Editor's Notes
Gender stereotypes and humor often undermined the potential of a young person to learn from what they are seeing or hearing. LGBTQ – when they are, are they seen as sexual?
Study conducted surveying 1,762 adolescents age 12 – 17 in central North Carolina, 2004
