C
Evidence Grade C
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Current
20%
20% — participation rate for American adults (2026)
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Evidence graded
Value
20%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Study Type
Unknown
Geography
US
Trend
Stable
Evidence Quality
C
Moderate quality evidence
Useful directional data with some methodological gaps. Treat as indicative rather than definitive — corroborate before citing in formal research.
Score breakdown
Extraction
95
Source Trust
39
Citation Chain
90
Independence
30
Methodology
50
Freshness
95
Source
axios.com
Primary
Tier A
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/30/openai-abandons-porn-media-innovations ↗
Original Research
Brigham Young University
· Original study ↗
Methodology
Brigham Young University's Wheatley Institute survey
Study: Unknown
Segmentation
Industrymedia_entertainment
RegionUS
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American adults: 20% participation rate. Source: axios.com (2026). Via Lighthouse Research Data — https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-romance-chat-participation
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-romance-chat-participation" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>20%</strong> — participation rate for American adults<br><small>Source: axios.com (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/ai-romance-chat-participation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Data</a></small></blockquote>
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