Social Responsibility
Substantial minorities of students feel "a lot" responsible for several societal issues
(Exhibit 7.10):
·
Keeping schools safe (44%);
·
Having people get along together (43%);
·
Improving the quality of education in schools (33%);
·
Keeping the environment clean (31%); and
·
Helping the poor (25%).
Students' gender and quality of life are related to their feelings of responsibility in
some areas. Girls are more likely to feel highly responsible for keeping schools safe
(47% vs. 41%) and helping the poor (29% vs. 21%), while boys are more likely to feel
highly responsible for keeping the environment clean (34% vs. 28%). Students with
a high quality of life are more likely than those with a low quality of life to feel "a lot"
responsible for improving the quality of education in schools (42% vs. 29%), keeping
schools safe (54% vs. 37%) and having people get along together (52% vs. 39%).
Exhibit 7.10
Responsibility for Social Issues
Q525 How responsible do you personally feel to help with each of the following?
Base: School respondents
% "A Lot"
Gender
Quality of Life
Total
Boys
Girls
High
Medium
Low
Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1067
507 . . . . . .560
245 . . . . .541 . . . .281
%
%
%
%
%
%
Keeping the
environment clean . . . . . . . . .31
34 . . . . . .28
36 . . . . . .30 . . . . .30
Helping the poor . . . . . . . . . . .25
21 . . . . . .29
30 . . . . . .24 . . . . .22
Improving the quality of
education in schools . . . . . . . .33
31 . . . . . .34
42 . . . . . .31 . . . . .29
Keeping schools safe . . . . . . . . .44
41 . . . . . .47
54 . . . . . .43 . . . . .37
Having people get
along together . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
41 . . . . . .46
52 . . . . . .42 . . . . .39
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