Top US States For Online Pornography
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Published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives, a report released earlier this year entitled "Red Light States: Who Buys Adult Entertainment" highlights where the revenues for pornographic entertainment on the Internet actually come from. According to AVN Media Network , Internet sales are the second largest piece of the $12.6 billion adult entertainment industry, drawing $2.84 billion in 2006.
The study tracked subscriptions for a top-10 seller of online adult entertainment (2006-2008) and using ZIP code data associated with those subscriptions, compared the data with numbers from the FCC that tracks the amount of broadband Internet users in any given state. One of the findings from the study revealed that online subscriptions are "more prevalent in states where surveys indicate conservative positions on religion, gender roles and sexuality."
So, which US States consume the most online pornography?
1. Utah
Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 5.47
Total Broadband Users (2007): 996,589
2. Alaska
Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 5.03
Total Broadband Users (2007): 171,257
3. Mississippi
Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 4.30
Total Broadband Users (2007): 489,413
4. Hawaii
Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 3.61
Total Broadband Users (2007): 584,101
5. Oklahoma
Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 3.21
Total Broadband Users (2007): 971,862
6. Arkansas
Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 3.12
Total Broadband Users (2007): 653,977
7. North Dakota
Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 3.05
Total Broadband Users (2007): 292,054
Tie-8. Louisiana
Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 3.01
Total Broadband Users (2007): 1,286,450
Tie-8. Florida
Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 3.01
Total Broadband Users (2007): 7,415,862
10. West Virginia
Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 2.94
Total Broadband Users (2007): 336,283
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The study tracked subscriptions for a top-10 seller of online adult entertainment (2006-2008) and using ZIP code data associated with those subscriptions, compared the data with numbers from the FCC that tracks the amount of broadband Internet users in any given state. One of the findings from the study revealed that online subscriptions are "more prevalent in states where surveys indicate conservative positions on religion, gender roles and sexuality."
So, which US States consume the most online pornography?
1. Utah
Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 5.47
Total Broadband Users (2007): 996,589
2. Alaska
Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 5.03
Total Broadband Users (2007): 171,257
3. Mississippi
Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 4.30
Total Broadband Users (2007): 489,413
4. Hawaii
Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 3.61
Total Broadband Users (2007): 584,101
5. Oklahoma
Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 3.21
Total Broadband Users (2007): 971,862
6. Arkansas
Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 3.12
Total Broadband Users (2007): 653,977
7. North Dakota
Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 3.05
Total Broadband Users (2007): 292,054
Tie-8. Louisiana
Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 3.01
Total Broadband Users (2007): 1,286,450
Tie-8. Florida
Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 3.01
Total Broadband Users (2007): 7,415,862
10. West Virginia
Porn Subscriptions per 1,000 Broadband Users: 2.94
Total Broadband Users (2007): 336,283
http://www.cnbc.com/id/31905302?slide=1
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I remember watching the history of Hustler, and Larry Flynt originally owned bikini bars (early strip club type) in cincinnati, OH. He started a porn magazine to complement the business. It ended up becoming bigger than the business and he eventually shut down the clubs to work on the magazine full time. I think more strip clubs should take advantage of the fact they have ladies willing to take off their clothes and desperate for money, and shoot porn with them. I know one porn webmaster who says he is a regular to strip clubs and recruited some of his best talent from there.
A. rural and widespread population sparseness
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B. high traditional anti-sexual religious content.
Gee what a surprise. Baptists in the boonies are hypocrites. Like we didn't already know ...
I agree, my appetite for porn, strip clubs, and genuine sex are all correlated, if I get more of one, I want more of all the others. I guess they're all separate fuels for the same fire.
Russia's problems with alcoholism probably stem from the same reason.