National Annenberg Survey of Youth


The National Annenberg Survey of Youth (NASY) was first fielded in 2002 with 900 young people ages 14 to 22. This in-depth telephone interview with a randomly selected sample of youth (including Spanish speakers) covers a range of both risky and protective behaviors as well as potential targets of intervention. The survey provides the only nationally representative picture of trends in youth gambling. Also covered are beliefs and attitudes regarding the stigma of mental illness, uses of media for entertainment and information and knowledge about the political system.

The initial results of the survey were reported in Reducing Adolescent Risk: Toward an Integrated Approach (Sage, 2003). Findings regarding stigma of mental illness were first reported in Treating and Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders (Oxford Press, 2005).

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NASY data indicate no negative relationship between Facebook use and grades for high school or college students

Friday, May 01, 2009

Recent news reports that stated the use of the social networking site, Facebook, hurts students’ grades in school are contradicted by recent results from the National Annenberg Survey of Youth (NASY) and previous data collected by Eszter Hargittai of Northwestern University.

Results were published in the online journal, First Monday, after a fast-tracked peer-review process.

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Internet Gambling Stays Low Among Youth Ages 14 to 22 But Access to Gambling Sites Continues; Sports Gambling Makes Resurgence

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

After last year’s precipitous decline, card playing for money on the Internet has remained at the same low level among both high school and college-age males, according to the latest National Annenberg Survey of Youth.

Card playing for money at least once a month on the Internet among male youth remained at the same level in 2008 (3.3%) as in 2007 (2.4%). Weekly rates of gambling also did not change, going from 1.1% to 1.7%. Card playing in general remained at about the same levels for both monthly (26.0% to 25.6%) and weekly (5.0% to 4.2%) play.

“The card playing fad that we saw earlier in the decade appears to have lost its steam among young people ages 14 to 22,” said Dan Romer, director of the Annenberg Adolescent Risk Communication Institute, which conducts the annual survey. In addition, the strong drop in weekly use of Internet sites following passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) of 2006 appears to remain in place.

 

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05/01/2009 National Annenberg Survey of Youth NASY data indicate no negative relationship between Facebook use and grades for high school or college students
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10/18/2007 National Annenberg Survey of Youth Card Playing Down Among College-Age Youth; Internet Gambling Also Declines
09/17/2007 National Annenberg Survey of Youth Respect, not behavioral controls, produces healthy school environments
10/02/2006 National Annenberg Survey of Youth More Than 1 Million Young People Use Internet Gambling Sites Each Month
09/20/2006 National Annenberg Survey of Youth Online Contact by Strangers Common on Adolescent Social Networking Websites
05/19/2006 National Annenberg Survey of Youth Internet Ranks Highest for Promoting Political Awareness and Civic Involvement Among Young People
09/28/2005 National Annenberg Survey of Youth Card Playing Trend in Young People Continues
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