5 Deficits
Percent of youth reporting each of 5 deficits, comparison by survey year.
| Alone at Home |
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Two hours or more per school day |
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76% |
53% |
51% |
50% |
45% |
46% |
44% |
44% |
| TV Overexposure |
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Watches TV or videos three or more hours per school day |
|
54% |
28% |
20% |
28% |
25% |
27% |
24% |
26% |
| Physical Abuse |
|
Reports one or more incidents, "have you ever been physically harmed (that is, where someone caused you to have a scar, black and blue marks, welts, bleeding, or a broken bone) by someone in your family or someone living with you?" |
|
27% |
26% |
26% |
27% |
29% |
27% |
23% |
24% |
| Victim of Violence |
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Reports one or more incidents, "how many times in the last 2 years have you been the victim of physical violence where someone caused you physical pain or injury?" |
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30% |
29% |
29% |
29% |
29% |
29% |
26% |
26% |
| Drinking Parties |
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Reports attending one or more parties in the last year "where other kids your age were drinking." |
|
61% |
65% |
50% |
52% |
50% |
45% |
40% |
42% |
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