Youth Master Plan Survey Report

Joint City Council School Board MetingFebruary 24, 2014

The Youth Master Plan Survey

>Created by local organizations: >Flintridge Institute, Day One, Boys

and Girls Club, City of Pasadena Human Services and Recreation and Public Health Departments

>Designed and implemented by area youth and conducted in the Pasadena Unified School District service area.

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The Youth Master Plan Survey

>Eligible students from ages 11 to 18, living or going to school in the cities of Pasadena, Altadena, Sierra Madre and parts of La Canada Flintridge were selected to voluntarily respond to the YMPS.

>Both public and private school students were part of this sample.

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Demographics

Distribution of Student Respondents by Grade

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

3.6

7.1

16.8 16.1

22.1 21.1

13.2

Grade

%

Demographics

52%47%

2%

MaleFemaleUnknown

Demographics

Racial and Ethnic Mix

6

White

Hisp/La

t.

Black/A

A

Native

/AK N

at.

Armen

ian

Pac. Is

lander

Asian

Other

7.4

66.9

16.1

0.42.1 1.2 2.5 3.3

PUSD

YMPS

%

Demographics

Self-Identified Sexual Orientation

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  % 95% CI

Heterosexual/Straight 90.9 87.5 - 94.3

Homosexual (Gay/Lesbian) 2.2 0.5 - 3.9

Bisexual   2.9 0.9 - 4.9

Home Life

8

%† 95% CI

Percent of students with someone in the home that has gone to college

70.2 66.7 - 77.3

Percent of students who reported having divorced or separated parents

44.5 38.6 - 50.4

Home Life

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Percent of students who live with their parents 92.3 89.1 - 95.5 Percent of students who feel their family is 89.1 85.2 - 92.8supportive Percent in overcrowded housing* 24.6 19.8 - 29.4

Health and Wellness

10

8%

25%

68%

Self-Reported Overall HealthPoor/Fair Good Very Good/Excellent

Health and Wellness

  % 95% CIPercent of students who ate vegetables at least twice daily 44.2 38.1 - 50.3

Percent of students who ate fruit at least twice daily 62.7 56.7 - 68.7

Percent of students who ate fast food at least once daily 43.3 36.9 - 49.3

Percent who did not eat fast food daily  

56.7 50.5 - 62.9

Health and Wellness

12

0.010.020.030.040.050.060.070.080.090.0

100.0

27.8

2.8 3.27.2

13.49.2

Percent of Students Who Have Tried:

%

Health and Wellness

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Cost/Money GPA Transportation Not Enough Spaces

No Parental Support

1st

2nd

3rd 3rd

5th

Reasons Students Could Not Participate In Sports (Rank 1-5)

Violence and Safety

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% 95% CIPercent who felt racial discrimination from youth^ 9.3 5.8 - 12.8

 Percent who felt racial discrimination from adults^^ 9.8 6.2 - 13.4

 Percent who witnessed fights at least monthly 39.3 33.4 - 45.2

 

Violence and Safety

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% 95% CI 

Percent who reported having carried a gun in the last 30 days 6.3 3.4 - 9.2

Percent who have been threatened by a weapon on school property

10.0 6.4 - 13.6

Percent who have been in a physical fight on school property 31.9 26.3 - 37.5

Violence and Safety

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Very True Somewhat True

Mostly False Very False0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

29%

46%

17%8%

There are Certain Parts of Pasadena/Altadena that are Unsafe to Go:

% o

f Res

pond

ents

Violence and Safety

17

Rarely/Never A Few Times per Year

Monthly Weekly Daily0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%31%

30%

18%

12% 9%

How Often Do You Witness Fights?

% o

f R

esp

on

den

ts

Violence and Safety

18

Gender

Neighborhood

Other*

Kids Who Like School vs. Don't

Gay-Straight

Gang Affiliation

Race/Ethnicity

7th

6th

5th

4th

3rd

2nd

1st

Rank of Which of Issues Cause the Most Conflict at School.

Violence and Safety

19

80%

12%

6%2%

During the last school year, how often were you bullied?

Never

Sometimes

Regularly

Every Day

Violence and Safety

20

Transportation

21

No

Yes

No

Yes

43%

57%

69%

31%

% of Respondents

Want more pub-lic transportation options?

Missed class due to lack of trans-portation?

Employment Status

33%

55%

12%

Do you have a job?

Yes

No, but I want one

No, but I am not looking

Trusted Adults

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Questions?