8 Thriving Indicators

Percent of youth reporting each of 8 thriving indicators, comparison by survey year.

		Survey Year
Thriving Indicator	Definition	2004	2006	2008
Succeeds in School	Gets mostly As on report card	30%	32%
Helps Others	Helps friends or neighbors one or more hours per week	87%	79%
Values Diversity	Places high importance on getting to know people of other racial/ethnic groups	58%	55%
Maintains Good Health	Pays attention to healthy nutrition and exercise	51%	56%
Exhibits Leadership	Has been a leader of a group or organization in the last 12 months	70%	68%
Resists Danger	Avoids doing things that are dangerous	16%	17%
Delays Gratification	Saves money for something special rather than spending it all right away	41%	45%
Overcomes Adversity	Does not give up when things get difficult	72%	73%

From Developmental Assets: A Profile of Your Youth for Marquette Alger Youth Foundation © [2004, 2006] 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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