Exploring Developmental Skills, Supports, and Challenges of Hmong Youth in Minnesota
Minnesota Youth Development Research Group
August 28, 2017
- Comparing Asset/Challenge means to State means by Race/Ethnic group
- Comparing Asset/Challenge means within student characteristics
- Students in Special Education
- Students Receiving FRPL
- Students who Moved since Beginning of Year
- Skipped School at least once in last 30 days
- Sent to the Office for Discipline at least once in last 30 days
- Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Questioning 9th/11th Grade Students
- Participates in 3 or more Afterschool Activities
- Comparing item response to Asset/Challenge mean
- I feel safe at school
- During the last 30 days, on how many days did you smoked a cigarette?
- During the last 30 days, on how many days did you use an electronic cigarette (e-cigarette, e-hookah, vaping pen)?
- During the last 30 days, on how many days did you use marijuana or hashish?
- During the last 30 days, on how many days did you drink one or more drinks of an alcoholic beverage?
Comparing Asset/Challenge means to State means by Race/Ethnic group
Commitment to Learning
Positive Identity
Empowerment
Family/Community Support
Teacher/School Support
Grades
Bullied (Victimized)
Bullying (Perpetrator)
Family Violence
Mental Distress
Comparing Asset/Challenge means within student characteristics
Students in Special Education
Proportion of students across all grades:
2013 - 9%
2016 - 8.9%
Students Receiving FRPL
Proportion of students across all grades:
2013 - 71.6%
2016 - 70%
Students who Moved since Beginning of Year
Proportion of students across all grades:
2013 - 16.4%
2016 - 18.6%
Skipped School at least once in last 30 days
Proportion of students across all grades:
2013 - 19.8%
2016 - 19.2%
Sent to the Office for Discipline at least once in last 30 days
Proportion of students across all grades:
2013 - 5.1%
2016 - 4.4%
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Questioning 9th/11th Grade Students
Proportion of students across all grades:
2013 - 9.1%
2016 - 11.8%
Participates in 3 or more Afterschool Activities
Proportion of students across all grades:
2013 - 38.9%
2016 - 45.5%
Comparing item response to Asset/Challenge mean
I feel safe at school
Commitment to Learning
Positive Identity
Social Competence
Empowerment
Family/Community Support
Teacher/School Support
Grades
Bullied (Victimized)
Bullying (Perpetrator)
Family Violence
Mental Distress
During the last 30 days, on how many days did you smoked a cigarette?
Commitment to Learning
Positive Identity
Social Competence
Empowerment
Family/Community Support
Teacher/School Support
Grades
Bullied (Victimized)
Bullying (Perpetrator)
Family Violence
Mental Distress
During the last 30 days, on how many days did you use an electronic cigarette (e-cigarette, e-hookah, vaping pen)?
Commitment to Learning
Positive Identity
Social Competence
Empowerment
Family/Community Support
Teacher/School Support
Grades
Bullied (Victimized)
Bullying (Perpetrator)
Family Violence
Mental Distress
During the last 30 days, on how many days did you use marijuana or hashish?
Students were instructed specifically to NOT include medical marijuana prescribed for them by their doctor.
Commitment to Learning
Positive Identity
Social Competence
Empowerment
Family/Community Support
Teacher/School Support
Grades
Bullied (Victimized)
Bullying (Perpetrator)
Family Violence
Mental Distress
During the last 30 days, on how many days did you drink one or more drinks of an alcoholic beverage?
Commitment to Learning
Positive Identity
Social Competence
Empowerment
Family/Community Support
Teacher/School Support
Grades
Bullied (Victimized)
Bullying (Perpetrator)
Family Violence
Mental Distress
Social Competence