This survey was conducted by telephone among a nationally representative sample of 570 respondents 14 to 18 years of age.
The 2005 survey of high school age students and their parents was conducted by telephone among 800 pairs of parents and teenagers in the Washington region.
Teens today. They're a generation in a hurry, hurtling headlong to adulthood but not yet shed of youthful innocence or naivete. They're mixed up -- and the girls in particular are stressed out. They view the future through cracked rose-colored glasses, anxious about the direction of the country......
"Drop your jaw, Nick!" Ms. Boley is saying, standing indomitable at the front of the chorus classroom. "Nick, drop your jaw!"
Quentin Simms introduces himself while playing a video football game. He is battling a friend while several other kids hover, fidget, wait their turns. Quentin doesn't bother looking up. His thumbs are furiously massaging the controller, he's talking junk to his opponent.
Every high school Grace wants to have her Will. And this most definitely bugs Ali Rudel.
Mazie Small wasn't taking any chances that her 16-year-old granddaughter didn't know the ground rules.
First there was sweet, long-legged Tammy. Then came OnRae: really goofy, plays a mean saxophone. Then a cello player named Asia, followed by a cheerleader named Brookie. Then the punk-rock India. Then the art-loving Lenita. And now Holly.
Transcript
Post polling director fields questions and comments about a recent survey on what American teens think.
