8 Thriving Indicators

Percent of Youth Reporting Each of 8 Thriving Indicators - 2008 Data

Thriving Indicator	Definition	% Total Sample
Succeeds in School	Gets mostly As on report card	33
Helps Others	Helps friends or neighbors one or more hours per week	80
Values Diversity	Places high importance on getting to know people of other racial/ethnic groups	56
Maintains Good Health	Pays attention to healthy nutrition and exercise	57
Exhibits Leadership	Has been a leader of a group or organization in the last 12 months	66
Resists Danger	Avoids doing things that are dangerous	17
Delays Gratification	Saves money for something special rather than spending it all right away	45
Overcomes Adversity	Does not give up when things get difficult	73

From Developmental Assets: A Profile of Your Youth for Great Lakes Center for Youth Development, 2009, by Search Institute, Minneapolis, MN. Data collected with the survey Search Institute Profiles of Student Life: Attitudes and Behaviors, copyright 1996, Search Institute, Minneapolis, MN.

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