Hartford Project Care

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Hartford's Union High School Youth Assets and At-Risk Behavior Report:

Every three years, surveys are done at Hartford Union High School to measure our youths' internal and external assets as well as the at-risk behavior of alcohol and drug use. Washington County surveys are also done, so we can compare how the Hartford area measures up against the county average. By tracking the changes over time, we see where we are making progress, as well as areas that need improvement.

What does it mean?

Each number indicates what percentage of students report having the asset or having done the behavior. For example, 63 out of every one hundred Hartford Union High School students report having families with high levels of love and support for them.
Wherever you see a number in bold, it means that our scores improved over the previous score.
Wherever you see a blue background behind the number, it means that our score is better than the Washington County average.
If the number is not bold and does not have a blue background, it means the score is at or below the Washington County average and the same or worse than three years ago.

To see where you are in asset building, fill in the asset checklist for yourself or your child.

External Assets	1999	2002	2005	Washington Co. Average 2005
Support	%	%	%	%
Family Support	58	61	63	58
Positive Family Communication	20	24	25	19
Other Adult Relationships	38	46	45	45
Caring Neighborhood	40	39	39	39
Caring School Climate	21	21	25	17
Parent Involvement in School	18	22	20	20
Empowerment
Community values youth	16	18	21	15
Youth as resources	21	18	22	19
Service to others	48	48	49	50
Safety	61	62	58	58
Boundaries and Expectations
Family Boundaries	44	44	46	43
School Boundaries	41	51	51	35
Neighborhood Boundaries	37	47	50	41
Adult Role Models	25	25	23	24
Positive Peer Influence	49	51	52	57
High Expectations	32	37	40	32
Constructive Use of Time
Creative Activities	16	20	19	17
Youth Programs	56	54	51	59
Religious community	62	62	58	62
Time at Home	48	42	51	49
Internal Assets	1999	2002	2005	Washington Co. Average 2005
Commitment to Learning
Achievement Motivation	63	61	58	62
School Engagement	69	57	54	64
Homework	49	47	40	48
Bonding to school	48	48	50	45
Reading for pleasure	15	19	23	18
Positive Values
Caring	43	43	47	41
Equality and Social Justice	46	44	44	40
Integrity	68	71	70	65
Honesty	62	65	64	60
Responsibility	64	63	65	58
Restraint	33	37	35	37
Social Competencies
Planning and decision making	29	28	29	25
Interpersonal competence	47	46	43	42
Cultural competence	33	37	36	29
Resistance skills	33	37	41	33
Peaceful conflict resolution	45	43	43	47
Positive Identity
Personal power	51	45	47	49
Self-esteem	46	44	44	44
Sense of purpose	58	57	59	55
Positive view of personal future	73	70	73	72
Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Use	1999	2002	2005	Washington Co. Average 2005

Used alcohol once or more in the last 30 days		49	39	39
Rode with a driver who had been drinking once of more in the last 12 months		38	39	39
Smoked cigarettes once or more in the last 30 days		37	20	20
Used marijuana once or more in the last 12 months		30	24	24
Got drunk once or more in the last 2 weeks		29	25	25
Used other illicit drugs once or more in the last 12 months		13	9	9
Drove after drinking once or more in the last 12 months		16	16	16
Sniffed or inhaled substances to get high once or more in the last 12 months		10	6	6
Used smokeless tobacco once or more in the last 12 months		8	6	6