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United States Stats
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The Center for Disease Control reported 886,575 cases of AIDS in
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Student bullying is one of the most frequently reported discipline problems at school: 26% of elementary schools, 43% of middle schools, and 25% of high schools reported problems with bullying in 1999-2000. (source)
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From 1985 to 1994, the rate of murder committed by teens, ages 14-17, increased 172 percent. The rate of killing rose sharply for both black and white male teenagers, but not for females. (source)
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77 percent of high school seniors have used alcohol; in comparison, 53 percent have smoked cigarettes; 46 percent have used marijuana, and 8 percent have used cocaine. (Johnston, et al, 2005)
- In 2002 and 2003, 4.2 million people (21 percent) aged 16 to 20 reported DUI involving either alcohol or illicit drugs in the previous year. Seventeen percent report DUI involving alcohol, fourteen percent reported DUI involving and eight percent reported DUI involving alcohol and other drugs. (SAMHSA, 2004)
- Parents' drinking behavior and favorable attitudes about drinking have been positively associated with adolescents' initiating and continuing drinking. (NIAAA, 1997)
- Most important issues for US students:
1. The economy/jobs (34 percent)
2. War in Iraq (31 percent)
3. Environment/global warming (28 percent)
4. Education (25 percent)
5. Health care (16 percent)
6. Terrorism & national security (13 percent)
7. Civil liberties & civil rights (11 percent)
8. Moral values (10 percent)
- Percentage of teens living with:
88% mother 70% father
51% brother 46% sister
8% grandparent(s) 4% stepfather
3% stepmother 1% stepbrother
1% stepsister
Teens' role models:
Family member 57% (up from 47% in 2005)
Friend/family friend 11% (down from 15% in 2005)
Teacher/Educator 9%
Entertainer/artist/writer 9% (down from 11% in 2005)
Sports figure 4% (down from 5% in 2005)
Religious figure 4% (down from 5% in 2005)
National political leader 2% (up from 1% in 2005)
Business leader 2% (down from 3% in 2005)
Internat. political leader 1%
Global Stats
- It is estimated that there are about 248 million people currently using the internet with the
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By 2010, the number of AIDS orphans worldwide is expected to reach at least 20 million.
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Although suicide rates have traditionally been highest among elderly males, rates among young people have been increasing to such an extent that they are now the group at highest risk in a third of all countries. (source)
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In recent years increasing global unemployment has hit young people hard.1 The
number of unemployed youth increased steadily between 1993 and 2003, to reach a current high (though continuing to increase) of 88 million unemployed youth. This places the youth share of the total unemployed at 47 per cent, a particularly troublesome figure given that youth make up only 25 per cent of the working-age population. (source)
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It is estimated that around 283 million children between the ages 12 and 17 are unable attend school, because they have to work. (source)
- The proportion of the world's extremely poor fell from 29% in 1990 to 23% in 1999.
- Over 40% of young people in Fiji, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe think boys who smoke have more friends. Fewer than 5% of young people in Bahamas, Barbados, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Malawi, Montserrat, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Ukraine and Venezuela think girls who smoke look more attractive.
- 54 countries allow abortion, which is about 61 percent of the world population. 97 countries, about 39 percent of the population, have abortion laws that make it illegal according to the pro-abortion Center for Reproductive Law and Policy in New York.
- Moscow, Russia is the most expensive city in the world to live in.
- Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for a rising share of child deaths: in 2005, the region represented 20% of births worldwide and 44% of child deaths
