Youth Culture Stats and Trends - Self Injury

Youth Culture Stats and Trends:

1) Underage Drinking

The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth at Georgetown University released a status report on underage drinking in the U.S.

http://camy.org/research/underage2004/

See also: "Newer generations slower to curb alcohol use"

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/101/106023.htm

See also: Ð''Power Hour' drinking game ritual

http://www.jointogether.org/sa/news/summaries/reader/0%2C1854%2C576418%2C00.html

See also: Drinking increases injury/death risk

http://www.jhsph.edu/PublicHealthNews/Press_Releases/2005/Chen_drinking.html

See also: CPYU article, "BeerÐ'--Normal and Fun?"

http://www.cpyu.org/pageview.asp?pageid=22876

2) Teen Driver Deaths

USA Today examines teen driver risks, crashes, injuries and deaths.

http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20050301/1a_cover01.art.htm

http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/money/20050302/1b_fatalsdaytwomain02.art.htm

See also: Ð''Pocket bike' injuries and risk

http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20050315/a_scooters15.art.htm

See also: All-terrain vehicle accidents among youth

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/115/3/e316 (free abstract)

See also: Cell phone drivers

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=544953

http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/RNotes/2005/809847.pdf (5 page pdf file)

3) Cell Phones and Teens

Teen Research Unlimited, as reported by USA Today, says 35% of 12-15 year-olds, 58% of 16-17 year-olds, and 62% of 18-19 year-olds had a cell phone in 2004 (17%, 28% and 37%, respectively, in 2000).

http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/life/20050309/d_cellphone09.art.htm

See also: 44% of 10-18 year-olds own a cell phone.

http://www.nopworld.com/news.asp?go=news_item&key=151

See also: 180.5 million cell phone users

http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/money/20050314/2b_wireless14.art.htm

See also: CPYU article about teen and cell phones

http://www.cpyu.org/pageview.asp?pageid=18563

See also: Text Messaging stats

http://www.pewinternet.org/press_release.asp?r=99

4) TruthÐ'® and Smoking

The American Legacy Foundation reports that there were 300,000 fewer youth smoker between 2000 and 2002 as a result of the truthÐ'® media campaign.

http://www.americanlegacy.org/americanlegacy/skins/alf/display.aspx?CategoryID=907e9b8f-9978-476c-bcb2-a518dbd3c464&ObjectID=173ad2da-9171-4e39-8a7b-63b7b7928a97&Action=display_user_object&Mode=user&ModuleID=ad3a024a-b2d6-4593-874f-9b66136bc614

See also: Smoking and suicide risk

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/101/106429.htm

See also: Parents who quit smoking influence their children too

http://www.fhcrc.org/news/science/2005/03/01/quit_smoking.html

See also: Many Mississippi student athletes and coaches use tobacco

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2005-03-10T203013Z_01_B343095_RTRIDST_0_HEALTH-TOBACCO-ATHLETES-DC.XML

5) Media Multi-Tasking

The Kaiser Family Foundation reports on the pervasiveness of media in the lives of teens from a survey of 2000+ 3rd-12th graders. Overall, teens are exposed to 8:33 hours of media per day, often "multi-tasking". Also, in their bedrooms, 68% report having a TV set, 49% have a video game player, 54% have a VCR or DVD player, 31% have a computer, and 20% have Internet access.

http://www.kff.org/entmedia/entmedia030905pkg.cfm

See also: New video game rating category

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-02-2005/0003112670&EDATE=

See also: Christian media use beats out church attendance

http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdate&BarnaUpdateID=184

6) Teen In-Room Media

The Gallup Tuesday Briefing reports that 64% of teens (70% boys and 58% girls) have a TV in their room, and 28% have their own Internet access computers in their room from a survey of 1,028 U.S. teens conducted between January and February 2005. Boys average 15 hours of TV viewing per week compared to 12 hours for girls.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/content/default.aspx?ci=14989 (fee to access)

See also: Top TV for teens

http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/life/20050302/d_nielspotlight02.art.htm

See also: Online bullies

http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20050307/1a_cover07.art.htm

See also: Teen girl magazines

http://www.teenresearch.com/NewsView.cfm?page_id=294

7) Teen Favorite Movies in 2004

A Gallup Youth Survey conducted on 1,028 teens (age 13-17) between January and February 2005 reports the favorite movies for teens in 2004. Napoleon Dynamite was the top movie followed by Spider-Man 2, Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Shrek 2, The Grudge and Dodgeball.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/content/default.aspx?ci=15067