Table 1. Characteristics of participants.
| Sent or received a sext (text or images) (n) | Not sent or received a sext (n) | Sent and received a sext (text and images) (n) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 34 | 6 | 23 | |
| Gender | Female | 16 | 4 | 9 |
| Male | 18 | 2 | 14 | |
| Age | <20 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 20s | 16 | 1 | 11 | |
| 30s | 10 | 0 | 7 | |
| 40s | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 50+ | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Ethnicity | White British | 28 | 5 | 19 |
| Asian/British/Pakistani/Indian | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Black/British/African | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mixed ethnicity | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Relationship Status | Single | 17 | 1 | 12 |
| In a relationship | 17 | 5 | 11 | |
| Sexual Identity | Heterosexual | 24 | 6 | 16 |
| Bisexual | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Lesbian | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gay | 4 | 0 | 4 |