8 Thriving Indicators

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

		Survey Year
Thriving Indicator	Definition	1997	2000	2002
Succeeds in School	Gets mostly As on report card	23%	28%	29%
Helps Others	Helps friends or neighbors one or more hours per week	83%	81%	82%
Values Diversity	Places high importance on getting to know people of other racial/ethnic groups	53%	54%	59%
Maintains Good Health	Pays attention to healthy nutrition and exercise	49%	52%	48%
Exhibits Leadership	Has been a leader of a group or organization in the last 12 months	68%	69%	69%
Resists Danger	Avoids doing things that are dangerous	17%	14%	18%
Delays Gratification	Saves money for something special rather than spending it all right away	42%	44%	43%
Overcomes Adversity	Does not give up when things get difficult	72%	74%	72%

From Developmental Assets: A Profile of Your Youth for Marquette Alger Youth Foundation © [1997, 2000, 2002] 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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