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SURVEY RESULTS

Surveys were distributed to all students prior to or during Speak-Up sessions. A total of 396 students completed them.

Survey results for each of the project years are included as Attachment 2.

The schools where Speak-Ups were conducted in each of the three years are listed below. The top issues identified by students as "very serious" and the factors they rated as most influential in their lives are summarized below:

Schools:

1995

Nyack High
Clarkstown South
Suffern HS
Pomona Jr. High

1996

Haverstraw Middle
Pomona Jr. High

1997

Pearl River High
Nanuet High
North Rockland HS
Clarkstown North HS
Spring Valley HS

Most Serious Issues (% of all students who rated issue very serious):

1995

Substance abuse 57%
Lack of things to do 57%
Competition: social, academic, athletic 51%
Stereotyping 47%
Teacher/parent expectations 41%

1996

Racism 58%
Violence 54%
Family prob/divorce 54%
Lack of things to do 52%
Physical appearance 50%
Stereotyping 43%
Teacher/Parent expectations 43%

1997

Lack of things to do 70%
Substance abuse 55%
Competition- social, academic, athletic 59%
Physical appearance 49%
Teacher/parent expectations 47%

Positive Factors in Youth Life (% of all students who rated factor as having great effect):

1996

Family support 73%
Parent communication 58%
Other adults 55%
Peer influence 48%

1997

Family support 66%
Parent communication 60%
Peer influence 56%
Extracurricular activities 56%

Special thanks must be given to Garrick Alexis, student intern at the Rockland County Department of Social Services for compiling Speak-Up survey data and presenting the results.

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