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Prevalence of sexting between 2012 and 2014.
| Sexting category | Yes in 2012 (N=1369), n (%) | Yes in 2014 (N=1400), n (%) | Chi-square (df) | P value | Phi |
| Two-way sexting | 521 (38.06) | 591 (42.21) | 5.0 (1) | .03 | .04 |
| Only sending sexts | 35 (2.56) | 20 (1.43) | 2.6 (1) | .11 | −.03 |
| Only receiving sexts | 375 (27.39) | 433 (30.93) | 19.3 (1) | <.001 | .08 |
| Nonsexter | 438 (31.99) | 356 (25.43) | 14.6 (1) | <.001 | -.07 |
