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The following are many polls that have been compiled from various sources found on the Internet and off.

 

The Following are statistics relating to how many youth, on average, have each asset. Prepare to be surprised.

1. Family Support

 70%
2. Positive Family Communication 30%
3. Other Adult Relationships 45%
4. Caring Neighborhood 40%
5. Caring School Climate 29%
6. Parent Involvement in Schooling 34%
7. Community values youth 75%
8. Youth as resources 28%
9. Service to Others 51%
10. Safety 51%
11. Family Boundaries 48%
12. School Boundaries 53%
13. Neighborhood Boundaries 49%
14. Adult Role Models 30%
15. Positive Peer Influence 65%
16. High Expectations 49%
17. Creative Activities 20%
18. Youth Programs 58%
19. Religious Community 63%
20. Time at Home 52%
21. Achievement Motivation 67%
22. School Engagement 61%
23. Homework 53%
24. Bonding to School 54%
25. Reading for Pleasure 23%
26. Caring 50%
27. Equality and Social Justice 52%
28. Integrity 68%
29. Honesty 67%
30. Resposibility 43%
31. Restraint 47%
32. Planning and Decision Making 30%
33. Interpersonal Competence 47%
34. Cultural Competence 42%
35. Resistance Skills 42%
36. Peaceful Conflict Resolution 45%
37. Personal Power 44%
38. Self-esteem 52%
39. Sense of Purpose 59%
40. Positive View of Personal Future 74%

Here are some startling statistics relating to young people and tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug usage:

In 2001, 29% of all students in grades 9 through 12 reported someone had offered, sold, or given them an illegal drug on school property.

In 2002, 71.5% of High School Seniors were reported to have used alcohol in the past year! 36.2% of them reported to have used marijuana in the past year.

In 2001, 63.9% of students have ever tried cigarette smoking (even one or two puffs).

 

The following are how many assets, on average, young people have in their corresponding grades. Along with that is the average amount of assets that young men and young women have, on average. Surprised?

Grade level  
Sixth 23.1
Seventh 21.1
Eighth 19.6
Ninth 18.3
Tenth 17.8
Eleventh 18.1
Twelfth 18.3
Totaled Average 19.3
Gender  
Male 17.8
Female 20.7

The following are statistics about illegal drug usage in the youth of the United States for the year of 2002.

8.2% of Youth Ages 12-17 Have Smoked Marijuana in the Past Month

21.5% of High School Seniors Have Smoked Marijuana in the Past Month

2.3% of High School Seniors Have Used Cocaine in the Past Month

1.5% of High School Seniors Have Used Inhalants in the Past Month

Marijuana Facts and Stats

In 2003, 19 percent of teens perceived a great risk in using marijuana, compared to 16 percent in 1998.

Teens in 2003 were significantly more likely than in 1998 to say there is a “great risk” of getting in trouble with the law, losing their driver's license, missing out on the good things in life, not getting into a good college, becoming a dealer, acting stupidly and foolishly, getting depressed, becoming lazy, being lonely, becoming boring, getting hooked on marijuana, and driving dangerously.

Two-thirds of youth aged 13-17 say losing the respect of their family and friends is one of the main reasons they don't smoke marijuana or use other drugs.

Half of teens say there is “great risk” in losing their friends if they smoke marijuana

Interesting Miscellanious Drug Facts

There is an average of 1.5 million emergency room visits per year because of drug use.

Five typical marijuana cigarettes have the same cancer-causing capability as 112 tobacco cigarettes.

The illegal drug industry ranks in size with Mobil Oil as the U.S.'s second largest business-only Exxon is larger.

Most drug dealers only survive an average of 1.5 – 2 years before they are in jail or dead.

Every 40 minutes, a kid is arrested for drunk driving.

 

 

 
  These statistics have been taken from Search Institute, The National Center for Health Statistics, The National Survey of Drug Use and Health, Bureau of Justice Statistics, The Anti Drug, Drug and Alcohol Abuse