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Issue 4: Children’s Issues
- Across the board the number of students living with two parents all or most of the time has decreased.
- The percentage of students who spend one or more hours in an average week in clubs or organizations at school (excluding sports) has increased by
at least 11% across all grade levels.
- The percentage of students who are at home for two hours on an average day without adult supervision has decreased by at least 6% across all grade
levels.
- With the exception of 10th grade, the percentage of students who agree or strongly agree that it is against their values to have sex while they are teenagers has increased.
- There is a 4% increase in the number of 10th grade students who disagree or strongly disagree that it is against their values to have sex while they are teenagers.
- The number of students who have not had sexual intercourse has increased in every grad level except 10th grade.
- The percentage of 10th grade students who have had sexual intercourse twice has increased by 2%.
- The number of students who have had sexual intercourse four or more times has decreased across all grade levels.
- The number of students who have had sexual intercourse who use a contraceptive device at every intercourse has increased in grades 7, 10, and 12 but has decreased in grades 6,9, and 11.
- The percent of students who have felt depressed most or all of the time for the last month has increased in grades 7, 10, 11, and 12.
- The percentage of students who have not attempted suicide has decreased in all grades except 7th where it increased by 21%.
- The percentage of students who have attempted suicide two or more times in their life has increased in all grades except 6th.
- The number of students who have been physically abused by an adult one of more times has increased across all grade levels.
- The number of students who have been physically abused by an adult between four and ten times has increased in all grades except 6th.
- The number of student who have been physically abused by an adult more than ten times has increased in both grades 6 and 9.
- The number of children who have had an eye test, hearing test, dentist or doctors visit in 2000 has increased from 1995.
- The number of children with lead poisoning has decreased by 4.6% since 1995.
- Immunizations in children have risen since 1995.
- The use of seatbelts and bike helmets among children has risen since 1995.
- Interaction with children related to discussion about sex increased between 1995 and 2000 by 19.1%.
- Statistics indicate that 10th grade is a time of high-risk behaviors.
- Statistics indicate that 6th and 7th graders have improved in their resiliency skills.
- 92.5% of respondents state that their child’s school helps them with their child’s education problems.
Women’s Focus Group
- Youth and family issues – participants felt that government agencies that are supposed to help families deal with parenting, youth-at-risk and
other crisis issues are ineffective in their approach. Participants also felt that teen pregnancy was high in their community because schools “reward” students who are pregnant with “special
classes” and other privileges. They felt that young people received “mixed” messages about being sexually active, and feel a more consistent message of “abstinence” on the part of parents, school
and faith communities. Participants feel that there is a lack of constructive, community-based programs for youth that provide role models and “healthy alternatives” for youth.
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