Comparison of 8 Thriving Behaviors from the 2000 Survey Aggregate Population with Youth Who Report Having 0-10 Assets

Thriving Behaviors		% Total Sample	% 0-10 Asset Youth
Thriving Indicator	Definition	% Total Sample	% 0-10 Asset Youth
Succeeds in School	Gets mostly As on report card	29	9
Helps Others	Helps friends or neighbors one or more hours per week	82	62
Values Diversity	Places high importance on getting to know people of other racial/ethnic groups	59	29
Maintains Good Health	Pays attention to healthy nutrition and exercise	48	22
Exhibits Leaderships	Has been a leader of a group or organization in the last 12 months	69	45
Resists Danger	Avoids doing things that are dangerous	18	6
Delays Gratification	Saves money for something special rather than spending it all right away	43	23
Overcomes Adversity	Does not give up when things get difficult	72	60

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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