Under 18 in Los Angeles County
SAG members, as of March 2001
about 6,100
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Boy Scouts
2000: 54,843
1996: 55,168
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Girl Scouts
2000: 43,930
1996: 36,295
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American Youth Soccer Organization players, as of March 2001
51,337
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SAT I tests taken
2000: 42,035
1999: 41,135
1998: 38,857
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Public school students in Advanced Placement testing
1999-’00: 30,936
1998-’99: 32,553
1997-’98: 28,173
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Public school dropouts, grades 9-12
1998-’99: 15,761
1995-’96: 22,858
1991-’92: 30,649
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Public high school graduates meeting UC/CSU admissions requirements
1998-’ 99: 28,666
1988-’ 89: 21,820
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Students eligible for free or reduced-price meals, public schools, grades K-12
1999-’ 00: 1,001,239 / 61.3%
1998-’ 99: 982,526 / 61%
1997-’ 98: 937,003 / 59.3%
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Students per computer, public schools, grades K-12
1999-’ 00: 9.4
1998-’ 99: 10.6
1997-’ 98: 12.4
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Classrooms connected to the Internet, public schools, grades K-12
1999-’00: 25,077
1997-’98: 8,084
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Number of public schools, grades K-12
1999-’ 00 : 1,769
1981-’ 82: 1,758
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Private schools with 6 or more enrolled students, grades K-12
1999-’ 00: 1,328
1990-’ 91: 1,201
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Children detained in county juvenile halls
Feb. 1, 2000: 1,733
Feb. 1, 1995: 1,991
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Beds in county juvenile halls, as of March 2001
1,936
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Children under age 18 in out-of-home placement (foster care), as of Dec. 31, 2000
33,364
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Suicides, persons under age 18
1999: 33
1995: 43
1991: 36
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The remaining figures are based on a survey of 1,000 Los Angeles County teenagers, 14-18, completed Feb. 1, 2001, by the look-look youth market research firm based in Hollywood.
Magazines read per month
None: 13.9%
1-2: 45.5%
3-5: 34.7%
6-10: 5%
More than 10: 1%
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Books
Don’t read books: 9.9%
1-2 per year: 15.8%
Every few months: 29.7%
Monthly: 26.7%
Weekly: 17.8%
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Hours spent watching television per week
Less than an hour: 9.1%
1-2: 13.3%
3-5: 25.7%
6-1 : 27%
11-15: 11.6%
16-20: 7.5%
21-30: 2.5%
More than 30: 3.3%
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Movies
Never: 0.4%
Rarely: 4.6%
Several times per year: 4.6%
Every other month: 14.5%
Once a month: 22%
Twice a month: 32.8%
Weekly: 19.8%
Several times per week: 1.7%
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Video games
Never: 17.6%
Couple times per year: 29.9%
Couple times per month: 26.6%
1-2 hours per week: 9.6%
3-5 hours per week: 7%
6-10 hours per week: 5%
11-15 hours per week: 2%
More than 20 hours per week: 2.3%
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Sources: Screen Actors Guild, Boy Scouts of America, Girl Scouts, American Youth Soccer Organization, the College Board, California Department of Education, Los Angeles County Detention Services Bureau, Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, Los geles County coroner’s office, look-look, Claritas.
Compiled by Connie Sung