Teenage Pregnancy Research Report - 3p Consulting

7. Who would you turn to if you had a problem?Choose no more than 3.9. How much do you agree or disagree with each ofthe following statements?83% of respondents would turn to their closest friendsif they had a problem. Parents/guardians and boyfriend/girlfriend were the next likely groups, 70.2% and 53.2%respectively. School social workers/counsellors were theleast likely group for respondents to turn to if they had aproblem (4.3%).8. Which of the following (if any) would you like to beable to talk openly with your parents or guardianabout? Please choose no more than 3.70.2% of respondents expect to be successful in life.More than half felt that their adults in their life have highexpectations of them (52.2%). Only 13% of respondentsstrongly agree that they are attractive, 28.3% disagreeingwith the statement. All respondents agree to an extentthat pregnancy is a big deal, 76.1% strongly agreeingwith that statement. 60.9% of respondents stronglyagree that having sex with someone is a big deal withonly 6.5% disagreeing the same statement. Only 4.3%of respondents strongly agree that people will be liked ifthey have sex with more than half (55.3%) disagreeingwith the statement altogether.10. How much would you say each of the followingcontribute to how good you feel about yourself?73% of respondents would like to talk more openly withtheir parents about having a good relationship. 45.9%of respondents would like to talk more openly aboutdeciding when it is the right time to have sex. Almost aquarter (24.3%) would like to more openly about how toget contraception. 16.2% would like to talk more openlyabout how to say no to sex if they feel the aren’t yet ready.Respondents placed a high emphasis on intelligence andeducation as contributors to their self-worth. How smartthey are (61.7%) and how well they do in school (66%) werethe biggest contributors to how good the respondents feltabout themselves. Only 2.1% of respondents indicated thatintelligence and education were not important to them.9347.8% of respondents stated that their looks were veryimportant to their feelings of self-worth with only 6.5%indicating that it did not affect them. Family was also animportant contributing factor to self-worth, with 44.7%stating that it contributed a lot to how they felt aboutthemselves.