From sbonnie at puebloymca.org Fri Dec 21 14:24:00 2007 From: sbonnie at puebloymca.org (Spencer Bonnie) Date: Wed Jan 2 08:42:45 2008 Subject: [Civicengagement] Fwd: CIRCLE Update December 2007 References: <20071221194057.M98678@civicyouth.org> Message-ID: Spencer Bonnie Chief Operating Officer YMCA of Pueblo (719) 543-5151 sbonnie@puebloymca.org Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: CIRCLEnews@civicyouth.org > From: "CIRCLE" > Date: December 21, 2007 12:40:57 PM MST > To: circlenews@civicyouth.org > Subject: CIRCLE Update December 2007 > > //.\\//.\\//.\\//.\\//.\\ > CIRCLE E-UPDATE > DECEMBER 2007 > //.\\//.\\//.\\//.\\//.\\ > > CONTENTS > 1. Less is More: Young People > Who Watch Less TV are More > Civically Involved > 2. Media Use Among Young People > in 2006 > 3. Marital Status and Civic > Engagement > > ...................................... > Less is More: Young People Who Watch > Less TV are More Civically Involved > ...................................... > > U.S. youth between the ages of 15 and > 25 who watch less TV are more likely > to be involved in civic engagement > activities like voting and volunteering. > > A new CIRCLE Fact Sheet shows that in > nineteen different civic activities > young people who watch TV less > than two hours a day participate in > more civic activities than their > peers who watch between two and four > hours a day and those who watch four > or more hours a day. Most notably > light TV viewers are more likely > to be involved in solving community > problems (23.9 percent), raise > money for a charity (30.9 percent) > and be active members of a > group (21.3 percent). > > On the other hand, the heavy TV > watchers (8 percent) are more likely > to donate money to a candidate or > party than light TV viewers > (4.4 percent) and the moderate > group (6.8 percent). It may be > that those who watch more television > see more campaign advertisements, > prompting them to donate. A fact > sheet showing all the findings > concerning television consumption > and civic engagement among > youth ages 15 to 25 can be > found at http://www.civicyouth.org/?p=255. > > ...................................... > Media Use Among Young People in 2006 > ...................................... > > As media technology changes, and new > venues are available for news, where > young people and adults obtain news > continues to change. > > In 2006, young people (and adults) > demonstrated a preference for everyday > news and information consumption from > magazines (42.9 percent). Following behind > magazines were television news > (22.1 percent), radio (17.7 percent), > newspapers (16.2 percent), and > Internet (15.0 percent). This is a > departure from 2002, when no one > news and information medium was > preferred. > > A CIRCLE Fact Sheet "Media Use Among > Young People in 2006" describes the > basic pattern of media use among young > people and adults in 2006 and > 2002. Additionally, it explores the > demographics of young media users > by medium. > > To download the Fact Sheet click here: > http://www.civicyouth.org/?p=254 > > ...................................... > Marital Status and Civic Engagement > ...................................... > > A new CIRCLE Fact Sheet explores marriage > rates among young people, ages 15-25, and > the civic engagement of young people based > on marital status. > > Marriage among young people ages 18 to 25 > is less frequent than 35 years ago. In 2006, > only 15.4 percent of 18-25 year old U.S. > residents were married compared to 44.4 > percent in 1970. > > One important finding in research on > civic involvement has been the important > link between marriage and civic engagement. > For adults, those who are married are often > more likely to vote or volunteer than those > who are single. Among young people, similar > patterns are present, but important exceptions > include volunteering, voting, and protesting. > > To download the Fact Sheet click here: > http://www.civicyouth.org/?p=253 > > > ...................................... > Like what you're reading? Forward > this e-mail to a friend and tell > them to visit www.civicyouth.org > to sign up for the monthly CIRCLE > e-updates. > _____________________________________ > This is an email update from CIRCLE > (The Center for Information & Research > on Civic Learning & Engagement). 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