After friends, teens listed parents as the second most sought source of advice and support followed by a sibling. One in ten teens reported that they would turn to no one for support or advice if they were having a personal problem. Fourteen percent of teens spend less than one hour or no time on school work per week. The majority of teens are employed. As teens age, the employment rate increases.
Personal safety is an issue for many teens.
Nearly half the 10th, 11th and 12th grade females report being sexually harassed from students at school in the past year. More males than females report harassment from an adult at school. Females report being forced to do something sexual four times as often as males. One in ten teens reports being a victim of physical abuse by an adult. One in four males report being in a physical fight in the past month.