A recent national opinion poll by Newspoll on the sale of X-rated films suggests that state government bans on adult films are out of touch with the majority of Australians.

According to the poll, 70 percent of Australian adults favor overturning bans on the sale of non-violent, X18+ films. The percentage jumps to 82 percent for 18-24 year olds.

The survey also shows that people who have children support the availability of adult material significantly more than those who don’t. Specifically, 80 percent of Australians who have children are in favor of non-violent erotica being legal and available from adult shops compared to 69 percent of those who do not have children.

EROS CEO, Fiona Patten, said that the high percentage of parents who support sexually explicit films was proof that they found them positive for their sex lives and helpful in procreation.

Fiona expressed her disappointment that even though more than 50,000 people attended the Sydney Sexpo in the anticipation of buying federally classified X-rated films, the state’s prohibition on the product meant that they were let down yet again.