32% 30% “Student Choose to Spend Time With Family” “If I could, I would spend more time:” With family
50%
With friends
44%
Working out/playing sports
22%
At paying job
17%
Studying
9%
With religious group
8%
Listening to music
6%
Volunteering
6%
Surfing Internet Watching TV
3% 1%
“I hang out/spend most of my time with:”
Family Group of friends One-two close friends Alone
2003 8% 69% 20% 3%
2002 16% 54% 22% 7%
2001 7% 69% 16% 3%
“Just 3% of students say that they spend most of their time alone. Seven in ten (69%) say that they spend most of their time with a group of friends, one in five (20%) spend it with one or two close friends, and 8% say that they spend most of their time with their family. While those 8% may be in the minority, it is a remarkably high number considering the fact that according to popular conceptions, students are not supposed to get along with their parents.” “Students Get Along With Parents” “Perhaps not surprisingly, students who say that they get good grades and are involved with their school are the most likely to say that they get along extremely or very well with their parents. Seventy-seven percent of students who get As and Bs say that they get along at least very well with their parents, compared with 66% of students who get Cs or below. Likewise, 79% students who say they are very involved with their school also say they get along with their parents, compared with 64% of students who say they are not involved.” “Nearly All See College In Their Future” Violence – Research 2005 and prior
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