Table 4.

Young people’s beliefs about sexting in 2012 (N=1369).

Item		Agree/strongly agree, n (%)
Beliefs about sextinga,b
	It can cause serious negative consequences	1263 (92.26)
	Messages usually end up being seen by more than just those to whom they were sent	1157 (84.51)
	Females have to worry about messages being viewed by someone other than the person they had originally intended it for, more than males do	1067 (77.94)
	There is pressure among young people to sext	824 (60.19)
	Males have to worry about messages being viewed by someone other than the person they had originally intended it for, more than females do	413 (30.17)
	It’s no big deal	359 (26.22)

^aItems not asked in 2014.

^bArranged from most to least commonly endorsed item.