U.S. teenagers have little interest in news: study
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War and politics are largely ignored by American teenagers, according to a Harvard University study released on Tuesday, which found that 60 percent of them pay little attention to daily news.
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Fewer teens in the US are engaging in sex, according to a study released by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Between 1995 and 2002 sexual activity among teenage girls and boys declined significantly and teen contraceptive use improved.
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More than a decade after the internet went mainstream, it hasn't necessarily made its users more informed. A new Pew Research shows that most Americans are less able to correctly answer questions about current events than they were in 1989.
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Teenagers might avoid the Diplomas because they lack the required literacy and numeracy skills, experts say.
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By From Our Press Services /  Mark Watson  CHICAGO - The telltale signs are ominous: teens holing up in their rooms, ignoring friends, family, even food and a shower, while grades plummet and belligerence soars.  The culprit isn't alcohol or drugs.
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Nearly half of people who regularly watch online video spend less time watching TV, a survey suggests.
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Fewer teenagers are smoking cigarettes or using illegal drugs, but a survey released Tuesday shows a troubling increase in the use of inhalants by younger adolescents.
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By Tracey Wong Briggs  Half of all high school students get news online at least once a week, but teens rate TV the easiest-to-use news source -- and the most accurate, says a study out today.
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Americans will spend nearly 10 hours  a day watching television, surfing the Internet, reading books,  newspapers and magazines and listening to music this year, the  U.S. Census Bureau said on Friday.
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Parents have become more ambivalent about the Internet, with a new study finding fewer of them considering it good for their children.
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(Washington-AP) Dec. 22, 2004 - A federal report finds slightly fewer teens smoked or used drugs this year than last. The University of Michigan study reports smoking among younger teens is half the level
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Many teens do not get enough exercise and spend too much time in front of a television or computer screen. Yet, the few who are physically active do not
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A majority of U.S. high school students say they get bored in class every day, and more than one out of five has considered dropping out, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
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Teenage girls are more likely than boys to have engaged in creating most kinds of online content, according to a new report by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
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The more time people spend surfing the web and watching TV, the less time they spend in nature. And that loss of contact eventually lessens their interest in protecting the natural environment, a new study claims.
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By Stephen Ohlemacher  Americans spend more time watching television, listening to the radio, surfing the Internet and reading newspapers than anything else except breathing.
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Almost half of people who regularly watch online video spend less time watching TV, a survey suggests.