2002 Report of the 40 Developmental Assets in Marquette and Alger County Youth. Percentage of Youth Reporting Each of External Assets.
| Support |
|
65% |
66% |
68% |
|
1. Family support - Family life provides high levels of love and support. |
| |
23% |
23% |
24% |
|
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). |
| |
43% |
47% |
47% |
|
3. Other adult relationships - young person receives support from three or more non-parent adults. |
| |
38% |
39% |
38% |
|
4. Caring neighborhood - Young person experiences caring neighbors. |
| |
23% |
24% |
27% |
|
5. Caring school climate - School provides a caring, encouraging environment. |
| |
27% |
28% |
31% |
|
6. Parent involvement in schooling - Parent(s) are actively involved in helping young person succeed in school. |
| Empowerment |
|
17% |
18% |
20% |
|
7. Community values youth - Young person perceives that adults in the community value youth. |
| |
23% |
24% |
25% |
|
8. Youth as resources - Young people are given useful roles in the community. |
| |
49% |
50% |
49% |
|
9. Service to others - Young person serves in the community one hour or more per week. |
| |
65% |
65% |
63% |
|
10. Safety - Young person feels safe at home, school, and in the neighborhood. |
Boundaries &
Expectations |
|
41% |
44% |
47% |
|
11. Family boundaries - Family has clear rules and consequences and monitors the young person's whereabouts. |
| |
47% |
48% |
54% |
|
12. School boundaries - School provides clear rules and consequences. |
| |
44% |
45% |
48% |
|
13. Neighborhood boundaries - Neighbors take responsibility for monitoring young people's behavior. |
| |
25% |
26% |
27% |
|
14. Adult role models - Parent(s) and other adults model positive, responsible behavior. |
| |
53% |
53% |
62% |
|
15. Positive peer influence - Young person's best friends model responsible behavior. |
| |
38% |
39% |
45% |
|
16. High expectations - Both parent(s) and teachers encourage the young person to do well. |
Constructive
Use of Time |
|
16% |
18% |
20% |
|
17. Creative activities - Young person spends three or more hours per week in lessons or practice in music, theater, or other arts. |
| |
60% |
62% |
62% |
|
18. Youth programs - Young person spends three or more hours per week in sports, clubs, or organizations at school and/or in the community. |
| |
54% |
52% |
52% |
|
19. Religious community - Young person spends one or more hours per week ina religious institution. |
| |
33% |
31% |
39% |
|
20. Time at home - Young person is out with friends "with nothing special to do" two or fewer nights per week. |
Commitment
To Learning |
|
62% |
63% |
66% |
|
21. Achievement motivation - Young person is motivated to do well in school. |
| |
64% |
60% |
65% |
|
22. School engagement - Young person is actively engaged in learning. |
| |
46% |
42% |
53% |
|
23. Homework - Young person reports doing at least one hour of homework every school day. |
| |
46% |
47% |
52% |
|
24. Bonding to school - Young person cares about her or his school. |
| |
25% |
25% |
27% |
|
25. Reading for pleasure - Young person reads for pleasure three or more hours per week. |
| Positive Values |
|
37% |
40% |
43% |
|
26. Caring - Young person places high value on helping other people. |
| |
40% |
42% |
44% |
|
27. Equality and social justice - Young person places high value on promoting equality and reducing hunger and poverty. |
| |
66% |
67% |
70% |
|
28. Integrity - Young person acts on convictions and stands up for her or his beliefs. |
| |
59% |
65% |
68% |
|
29. Honesty - Young person "tells the truth even when it is not easy." |
| |
62% |
63% |
64% |
|
30. Responsibility - Young person accepts and takes personal responsibility. |
| |
31% |
31% |
40% |
|
31. Restraint - Young person believes it is important not to be sexually active or to use alcohol or other drugs. |
Social
Competencies |
|
30% |
32% |
30% |
|
32. Planning and decision making - Young person knows how to plan ahead and make choices. |
| |
43% |
45% |
45% |
|
33. Interpersonal competence - Young person has empathy, sensitivity, and friendship skills. |
| |
37% |
34% |
35% |
|
34. Cultural competence - Young person has knowledge of and comfort with people of different cultural/racial/ethnic backgrounds. |
| |
34% |
35% |
40% |
|
35. Resistance skills - Young person can resist negative peer pressure. |
| |
38% |
43% |
47% |
|
36. Peaceful conflict resolution - Young person seeks to resolve conflict non-violently. |
Positive
Identity |
|
49% |
49% |
45% |
|
37. Personal power - Young person feels he or she has control over "things that happen to me." |
| |
47% |
49% |
42% |
|
38. Self-esteem - Young person reports having a high self-esteem. |
| |
55% |
60% |
56% |
|
39. Sense of purpose - Young person reports that "my life has a purpose." |
| |
70% |
74% |
71% |
|
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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