Personal Concerns

Girls find various aspects of life important to them—close relationships with their moms, success in school, and healthy living for themselves and people close to them. After-school programs—scientific, technical, and non-technical—are also valuable and of interest to girls.

Statistics

(Source: Girl Scout Research Institute, Girl Survey Panel, February 2008)

• Over 90% of girls say they are close to their moms: close (55%) or close as best friends (37%). Only 8% say they are not that close or not close at all.

• The top three resolutions for girls for the new year are getting good grades (64%), eating healthy (36%), and being a better person (29%). See the chart below for the full list of girls' resolutions and percentages.

• The top three fears for girls for the new year are not getting good grades (47%), someone close getting very sick or dying (38%), and friends not liking them (35%). See the chart below for the full list of girls' fears and percentages.

• Of the 25 after-school program topics girls were able to choose, the technical and science related topics were the bottom five.