Monday, September 1, 2014

STATISTICS

PEER PRESSURE 

Drug & Alcohol Use 

·         "my friends smoke" and "I thought it was cool" are two of the main reasons those between the ages of 12 and 17 start smoking.
·        70% of teens who smoke have friends who smoke or started smoking because of peer pressure.
·         Two-thirds of 10th graders and two-fifths of 8th graders have tried alcohol.
·         Approximately 30% of 8th graders have used illicit drugs.
·         The survey also made three conclusions about the effect of peer pressure on drug and alcohol use:
-          Teens with friends who do drugs and drink alcohol are more likely to do the same.
-          Teens who do drugs and drink alcohol are more likely to convince their friends to do it too.
-          Teens who do drugs and drink alcohol are more likely to seek out other teens who do the same.
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       Adolescent Sex


·         One-third of teenage males feel pressure from their friends to have sex.
·         23% of females feel pressure from their friends to have sex.
·         44% of teens want more information on how to handle pressure to have sex and how to know when they are ready to have sex.
·         46% of parents have not discussed with their teens how to handle pressure to have sex.


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Driving


·         44% of teens drive better without friends in the car.
·         56% of teens admitted in a survey that they talk on their cell phones while driving.
·         13% of teens also admitted they text while driving.

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Self Harm or Suicide


·         Teens with friends who self-injure are more likely to self-injure as well.
·         Bullying often leads to suicidal thoughts in kids and teens.

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 The above information has been extracted and semi-edited from the following website(s): http://teens.lovetoknow.com/Statistics_on_Peer_Pressure

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