To better understand how relationships affect students, and to see which types of relationship has a stronger effect on students, we surveyed 171 students. We asked a series of questions based on three types of relationships: Familial, Friendships, and Romantic.
Question 1: How many hours do you spend with your parents on a weekday?
0 hours: 7% 1-3 hours: 45% 4-6 hours: 30% 7 or more hours: 17%
Question 2: Do you and your parents spend enough time together?
Yes: 70% No: 30%
Question 3: Do you feel your parents are home enough?
Yes: 57% No: 23%
Question 4: Do you ever fight with your friends?
Yes: 59% No: 41%
Question 5: Do you ever ditch family events?
Yes: 36% No: 64%
Question 6: Do you tell your friends your secrets?
Yes: 70% No: 30
Question 7: Do you ever act immature when you’re with your friends?
Yes: 67% No:22%
Question 8: Do you have a boyfriend or girlfriend:
Yes: 39% No: 62%
Question 9: If yes, on a scale of one to five, how comfortable are you with your boyfriend or girlfriend?
1: 14% 2: 0% 3:10% 4: 18% 5: 58%
Question 10: Does spending time with your boyfriend or girlfriend ever get in the way of spending time with your friends?
Yes: 35% No: 68%
Carol Lowe, Kelley Jensen, Kalee Kennedy, Jessica Ward – Journalism One