1) A 2004 "man on the street" survey revealed that 36.8 % of Americans worried about having the Internet available in their homes because they felt it contained material harmful to members of their family.

2) On average, 40% of web users are connected to pornographic, adult sites.

3) More than 1000 new adult web sites are added to the Net every day.

4) There are a proliferation of sites promoting violence, hate, bomb making, and similarly objectionable content.

5) Parents are anxious about the Internet content their children are viewing, but many lack the time, understanding, and tools to help their children develop discerning Web skills, according to a Pathfinder Study by Arbitron NewMedia.

6) 76% of those surveyed (70 % of Net users) are concerned about children seeing inappropriate content on the Web. (CBS Marketwatch)

7) 25% of those surveyed said pornography was the worst thing about the Internet. (CBS Marketwatch)

8) Nearly three-quarters of adults (71 percent) are extremely concerned about children's Web habits and believe that careful adult supervision is needed. (Arbitron New Media)

9) Almost half (45 percent) of adults think the Internet is dangerous to children due to easy access of its adult content. (Arbitron New Media)

10) Children age 8-15 show considerably more involvement with PCs and the Web than the US adult population. (Arbitron New Media)

11) Nearly two-thirds (62 percent) of children report using the Web, compared to only 39 percent of all persons aged 16-74. (Arbitron New Media)

12) A study by the Annenberg Public Policy Center found that many kids would reveal sensitive family information online when enticed with a free gift.

13) 32% of American parents with online connections are using filtering software, a sign that a substantial proportion of parents are taking active strides to shield their children from what parents consider harmful content. (Roper Starch Worldwide)

14) The number of Internet users under the age of 16 will surpass 77 million by the year 2005. (Computer Economics)

15) 20 % of children have been solicited online (CNN.com)

16) 25 % have received unwanted pornography online (CNN.com)

17) One out of five of the 10- to 17-year-olds who are online received unwanted sexual solicitations during the past year. (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)

18) One out of four children on the Internet inadvertently found pornography during the same time. (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)

19) One in seventeen children were threatened or harassed on-line (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)