{"id":7346,"date":"2009-03-04T02:03:27","date_gmt":"2009-03-04T07:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/?p=7346"},"modified":"2010-12-23T03:50:25","modified_gmt":"2010-12-23T08:50:25","slug":"online-porn-subscription-in-liberal-versus-conservative-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2009\/03\/04\/online-porn-subscription-in-liberal-versus-conservative-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Porn Subscription in Liberal vs. Conservative States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jezebel.com\/5162086\/red-state-citizens-consume-the-most-online-porn-in-the-usa\" target=\"_blank\">Bloggers<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/dn16680-porn-in-the-usa-conservatives-are-biggest-consumers.html\" target=\"_blank\">journalists<\/a> have enjoyed reporting the findings of a recent study that showed that people in\u00a0socially conservative states subscribe to online pornography websites at a higher rate than people in socially liberal states.\u00a0 Here is some of the data from <a href=\"http:\/\/people.hbs.edu\/bedelman\/papers\/redlightstates.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">the paper<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7347\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/files\/2009\/03\/capture32.jpg\" alt=\"capture32\" width=\"525\" height=\"468\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7348\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/files\/2009\/03\/capture4.jpg\" alt=\"capture4\" width=\"606\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/files\/2009\/03\/capture4.jpg 606w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/files\/2009\/03\/capture4-300x261.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The paper goes on to discuss what variables are correlated with higher versus lower subscription rates, but ultimately concludes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>On the whole, these adult entertainment subscription patterns show a remarkable consistency: all but eleven states have betweeen two and three subscribers to this service per thousand broadband households, and all but four have between 1.5 and 3.5.\u00a0 With interest in online adult entertainment relatively constant across regions, there&#8217;s little sign of\u00a0 a major divide.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The reporting on this study, which emphasizes the findings, but not the low variance, is a nice illustration of how studies can be warped when they are picked up by both journalists and bloggers.<\/p>\n<p>Other state-by-state comparisons: <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2008\/07\/13\/percentage-of-obese-adult-population-by-state\/\" target=\"_self\">obesity<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2009\/01\/03\/sodomy-laws\/\" target=\"_self\">sodomy law<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2007\/12\/31\/state-variation-in-home-vs-hospital-births\/\" target=\"_self\">home vs. hospital births<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2008\/02\/28\/incarceration-rates-in-the-us-and-elsewhere\/\" target=\"_self\">incarceration rates<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2008\/04\/08\/the-marriage-market\/\" target=\"_self\">the marriage market<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2008\/05\/01\/kids-are-driving-the-shift-to-majority-minority-in-the-us\/\" target=\"_self\">minority kids<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2008\/05\/18\/comparison-of-percentage-of-women-in-state-legislatures-2008\/\" target=\"_self\">percent of women in state legislatures<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bloggers and journalists have enjoyed reporting the findings of a recent study that showed that people in\u00a0socially conservative states subscribe to online pornography websites at a higher rate than people in socially liberal states.\u00a0 Here is some of the data from the paper: The paper goes on to discuss what variables are correlated with higher 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