Table 5 Civic Outcomes 2008 2009 Change...

Table 5

Civic Outcomes

	2008		2009		Change^b
Measure	#	%	#	%	%
Community service (current or past)	9,913	63.6	13,547	67.5	6.1
Current	5,335	34.2	7,123	35.5	3.8
Past	9,240	59.4	12,936	64.4	8.4
Intention to vote (in a public election when 18)	12,087	77.8	17,261	85.9	10.5
Willingness to contact official (about an issue of concern)^a	2,884	18.6	10,816	54.0	na

	2008		2009		Change^b
Measure	#	%	#	%	%
Community service (current or past)	9,913	63.6	13,547	67.5	6.1
Current	5,335	34.2	7,123	35.5	3.8
Past	9,240	59.4	12,936	64.4	8.4
Intention to vote (in a public election when 18)	12,087	77.8	17,261	85.9	10.5
Willingness to contact official (about an issue of concern)^a	2,884	18.6	10,816	54.0	na

	M	SD	M	SD
Environmental conservation (scale of 2-8)	5.1	1.5	5.3	1.5	3.7
Routinely reuse and recycle (scale of 1-4)	2.5	0.9	2.6	0.8	3.6
Try to save energy (scale of 1-4)	2.6	0.8	2.7	0.8	3.8
Political discussion (scale of 3-12)	7.2	2.2	7.8	2.2	9.0
With teachers (scale of 1-4)	2.4	0.9	2.5	0.8	5.4
With friends (scale of 1-4)	2.3	0.9	2.6	1.0	12.9
With parents (scale of 1-4)	2.5	0.9	2.7	0.9	9.5
Personal efficacy (scale of 1-4)	2.8	0.8	2.9	0.8	2.5

	M	SD	M	SD
Environmental conservation (scale of 2-8)	5.1	1.5	5.3	1.5	3.7
Routinely reuse and recycle (scale of 1-4)	2.5	0.9	2.6	0.8	3.6
Try to save energy (scale of 1-4)	2.6	0.8	2.7	0.8	3.8
Political discussion (scale of 3-12)	7.2	2.2	7.8	2.2	9.0
With teachers (scale of 1-4)	2.4	0.9	2.5	0.8	5.4
With friends (scale of 1-4)	2.3	0.9	2.6	1.0	12.9
With parents (scale of 1-4)	2.5	0.9	2.7	0.9	9.5
Personal efficacy (scale of 1-4)	2.8	0.8	2.9	0.8	2.5

Note: All 2008 n’s > 15,400; all 2009 n’s > 19,500.

^aThe 2008 version of this item read “contacted” rather than “would contact” a public official.

^bThese actual change values may differ slightly from calculations made using the rounded figures in the table.

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