Pew: 30% of US adults have used online dating; 12% found a committed relationship from it
Dating app usage in the U.S. is on the rise, but so are the issues it brings.
According to a new Pew Research Center report on online dating, out today, 30% of U.S. adults have at some point used a dating app or website.
That’s up from just 11% in 2013.
A smaller number of U.S. adults, 12%, said they found a long-term relationship via online dating.
In addition, a majority of users reported an overall positive experience with online dating.
But when drilling down into specific areas, some significant issues around harassment surfaced.
The study found that
37% of online dating users said someone on a site or app continued to contact them after they said they were not interested,
35% said they were sent an explicit message or image they didn’t ask for
28% were called an offensive name.
A smaller percentage (9%) said they were threatened with physical harm.
Across the board, these numbers were much higher for women than for men, the study found.
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