Comparison of 15 Risk-Taking Behaviors from the 2000 Survey Aggregate Population with Youth Who Report Having 0-10 Assets
| Sexual Intercourse |
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Has had sexual intercourse one or more times |
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36 |
53 |
| Anti-Social Behavior |
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Shoplifted once or more in the last 12 months |
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26 |
49 |
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Committed vandalism once or more in the last 12 months |
|
19 |
43 |
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Got into trouble with police once or more in the last 12 months |
|
22 |
41 |
| Violence |
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Hit someone once or more in the last 12 months |
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34 |
56 |
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Physically hurt someone once or more in the last 12 months |
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13 |
27 |
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Used a weapon to get something from a person once or more in the last 12 months |
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2 |
6 |
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Been in a group fight once or more in the last 12 months |
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20 |
32 |
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Carried a weapon for protection once or more in the last 12 months |
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7 |
16 |
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Threatened physical harm to someone once or more in the last 12 months |
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32 |
55 |
| School Truancy |
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Skipped school once or more in the last four months |
|
32 |
52 |
| Gambling |
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Gambled once or more in the last 12 months |
|
45 |
59 |
| Eating Disorder |
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Has engaged in bulimic or anorexic behavior |
|
14 |
20 |
| Depression |
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Felt sad or depressed most or all of the time in the last month |
|
14 |
22 |
| Attempted Suicide |
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Has attempted suicide one or more times |
|
14 |
26 |
From Developmental Assets: A Profile of Your Youth for Marquette Alger Intermediate School District, 2000, by Search Institute, Minneapolis, MN. Data collected with the survey Search Institute Profiles of Student Life: Attitudes and Behaviors, copyright © 1996, Search Institute, Minneapolis, MN.
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