What are some statistics on peer pressure?

Answer 1

Here are all the facts I could find about Peer Pressure.

50 Facts

1. Most common in Adolescents

2. Peer pressure comes in all stages of life

3. Peer pressure an become a habit

4. Peer pressure can be negative or positive

5. Positive peer pressure is when the overall change is for the better

6. Can Influence choice of appearance

7. Can change growth

8. Can become permanent

9. can lead to unprotected sex, pregnancy, STD's

10. Main reason leading to bad things (sex, drugs, alcohol, etc.)

11. Can be overcome by treatment and help

12. 30% of teens are offered drugs while in high school

13. 74.3% of HS students have tried alcohol

14. 3.1 million teens smoke in the United States

15. Half of teens are pressured into sex

16. Can lead to lack of self esteem

17. Can become an addiction

18. parents have the strongest influence over teens when it comes to peer pressure

19. Marijuana use has raised 275% between 1992 and 1997

20. 9.5% of high school students have tried cocaine

21. the average starting age for drinking among teens nowadays is 13 years old

22. 32.2% of teens have drank before 13

23. 30.2% of students are offered drugs

24. 25. girls in High school

26. 25% of ages 17-18 smoke tobacco

27. 3.1 million teens smoke tobacco

28. There are 4 million reports of STD's by teens every year.

29. Can even start in Kindergarten.

30. Pressure from one's peers to behave in a manner similar or acceptable to them.

31. 51% of parents do not have monitoring software for their teens.

32. 42% of parents do not review the content read or typed in chat rooms or IM's

33. 99% of parents couldn't identify POS (parent over shoulder) or P911 (Parent alert.)

34. 28% of parents do not know if their teen talks to strangers online

35. 30% of parents allow their child to take their computer or laptop t a private place in the house.

36. One in thirty three children received an aggressive sexual solicitor who asked to meet them somewhere, called them on the telephone, or sent them regular mail, money, or gifts.

37. Nearly two-thirds of teenagers who drink end up buying their own alcohol.

38. 23 Percent of teenage girls are pressured into having sex

39. 25 percent of teen girls are pressured into drugs and alcohol

40. 41 percent of teen girls are pressured to be mean to others

41. 44 percent of girls are pressured to lie, steal or cheat

42. 67 percent of teen girls pressured into dressing a certain way

43. Positive peer influence will affect results on tests (A MSU study on 6th grade girls)

44. junior and senior high school students drink 35% of all wine coolers sold in the US

45. Approximately 9 percent of 14-year-olds, 18 percent of 15- to 17-year-olds, and 22 percent of 18- to 19-year-olds experience a pregnancy each year

46. 20% of them have tried a cigarette

47. 66% have tried alcohol

48. 25% reported having been involved in a binge drinking episode

49. More that one-third of teens have had sexual intercourse

50. Peer pressure feels lousy to the teen who is pressured

Answer 2

Research shows that nearly 75% of teenagers have been pressured by peers to use drugs or alcohol. Peer pressure can have a significant impact on decision-making, with around 30% of teens reporting that they have felt pressured to engage in risky behaviors. Additionally, peer pressure can influence academic performance, with studies linking peer influence to lower grades and increased truancy.