2006 Report of the 40 Developmental Assets in Marquette and Alger County
Youth. Percentage of Youth Reporting Each of External Assets.
| Support |
|
67% |
70% |
|
|
1. Family support - Family
life provides high levels of love and support. |
| |
25% |
26% |
|
|
2. Positive family communication
- Young person and her/his parent(s) communicate positively, and young
person is willing to seek advice and counsel from parent(s). |
| |
44% |
47% |
|
|
3. Other adult relationships
- young person receives support from three or more non-parent adults. |
| |
38% |
37% |
|
|
4. Caring neighborhood
- Young person experiences caring neighbors. |
| |
27% |
28% |
|
|
5. Caring school climate
- School provides a caring, encouraging environment. |
| |
29% |
33% |
|
|
6. Parent involvement in schooling
- Parent(s) are actively involved in helping young person succeed
in school. |
| Empowerment |
|
18% |
21% |
|
|
7. Community values youth
- Young person perceives that adults in the community value youth. |
| |
24% |
26% |
|
|
8. Youth as resources -
Young people are given useful roles in the community. |
| |
49% |
46% |
|
|
9. Service to others -
Young person serves in the community one hour or more per week. |
| |
64% |
60% |
|
|
10. Safety - Young person
feels safe at home, school, and in the neighborhood. |
Boundaries
&
Expectations |
|
46% |
46% |
|
|
11. Family boundaries -
Family has clear rules and consequences and monitors the young person's
whereabouts. |
| |
53% |
55% |
|
|
12. School boundaries -
School provides clear rules and consequences. |
| |
49% |
51% |
|
|
13. Neighborhood boundaries
- Neighbors take responsibility for monitoring young people's behavior. |
| |
26% |
29% |
|
|
14. Adult role models -
Parent(s) and other adults model positive, responsible behavior. |
| |
57% |
62% |
|
|
15. Positive peer influence
- Young person's best friends model responsible behavior. |
| |
45% |
48% |
|
|
16. High expectations -
Both parent(s) and teachers encourage the young person to do well. |
Constructive
Use of Time |
|
18% |
17% |
|
|
17. Creative activities
- Young person spends three or more hours per week in lessons or practice
in music, theater, or other arts. |
| |
61% |
63% |
|
|
18. Youth programs - Young
person spends three or more hours per week in sports, clubs, or organizations
at school and/or in the community. |
| |
46% |
44% |
|
|
19. Religious community
- Young person spends one or more hours per week ina religious institution. |
| |
39% |
42% |
|
|
20. Time at home - Young
person is out with friends "with nothing special to do" two or fewer
nights per week. |
Commitment
To Learning |
|
64% |
68% |
|
|
21. Achievement motivation
- Young person is motivated to do well in school. |
| |
63% |
64% |
|
|
22. School engagement -
Young person is actively engaged in learning. |
| |
46% |
49% |
|
|
23. Homework - Young person
reports doing at least one hour of homework every school day. |
| |
51% |
55% |
|
|
24. Bonding to school -
Young person cares about her or his school. |
| |
27% |
26% |
|
|
25. Reading for pleasure
- Young person reads for pleasure three or more hours per week. |
| Positive Values |
|
44% |
44% |
|
|
26. Caring - Young person
places high value on helping other people. |
| |
46% |
45% |
|
|
27. Equality and social justice
- Young person places high value on promoting equality and reducing
hunger and poverty. |
| |
67% |
66% |
|
|
28. Integrity - Young person
acts on convictions and stands up for her or his beliefs. |
| |
65% |
66% |
|
|
29. Honesty - Young person
"tells the truth even when it is not easy." |
| |
64% |
64% |
|
|
30. Responsibility - Young
person accepts and takes personal responsibility. |
| |
36% |
38% |
|
|
31. Restraint - Young person
believes it is important not to be sexually active or to use alcohol
or other drugs. |
Social
Competencies |
|
29% |
30% |
|
|
32. Planning and decision making
- Young person knows how to plan ahead and make choices. |
| |
43% |
44% |
|
|
33. Interpersonal competence
- Young person has empathy, sensitivity, and friendship skills. |
| |
36% |
33% |
|
|
34. Cultural competence
- Young person has knowledge of and comfort with people of different
cultural/racial/ethnic backgrounds. |
| |
36% |
40% |
|
|
35. Resistance skills -
Young person can resist negative peer pressure. |
| |
43% |
43% |
|
|
36. Peaceful conflict resolution
- Young person seeks to resolve conflict non-violently. |
Positive
Identity |
|
44% |
46% |
|
|
37. Personal power - Young
person feels he or she has control over "things that happen to me." |
| |
41% |
47% |
|
|
38. Self-esteem - Young
person reports having a high self-esteem. |
| |
53% |
58% |
|
|
39. Sense of purpose -
Young person reports that "my life has a purpose." |
| |
69% |
73% |
|
|
40. Positive view of personal future
- Young person is optimistic about her or his personal future. |
Provided by Search Institute in the 2003 Marquette Alger Youth Foundation report of the results of the Profiles of Student Life Survey.
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