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New Survey Indicates as Many as 15 Million Youth Nationwide Have Donated Up to $926 Million to Tsunami Relief
New Survey Indicates as Many as 15 Million Youth Nationwide Have Donated Up to $926 Million to Tsunami Relief
Published 02-11-05
Submitted by Harris Interactive Inc.
"Kids and teens have paid attention to the tsunami coverage almost to the same extent that they followed the events of September 11, 2001," said John Geraci, vice president of Youth Research at Harris Interactive. "Kids and teens feel their parents, teachers, and the media are doing a good job helping them understand and deal with the events - at about the same levels that they sensed after September 11."
America's youth are generally comfortable with how the United States, particularly the people and the government, has responded to the tsunami disaster, but they are more likely to feel that U.S. companies should be doing more. Other survey findings include:
Young people themselves are responding. The 33 percent of total survey respondents who say they have donated to the tsunami relief effort have given $63 on average, which translates to $926 million across the age group. (1) "In total, the study showed that nearly 15 million U.S. kids and teens have donated money, and that about five million have collected money from others," said Geraci.
FOLLOW TSUNAMI COVERAGE
"How closely have you been following the news about the recent earthquake and tsunami that struck parts of Asia?"
Base: Youth aged 8 to 18
| % | |
| Very/somewhat closely (NET) | 68 |
| Very closely | 15 |
| Somewhat closely | 52 |
| Not too closely/Not at all (NET) | 32 |
| Not too closely | 26 |
| Not at all | 7 |
HAVE DONE OR THOUGHT ABOUT DONATING AND/OR COLLECTING MONEY
"Which of the following have you done or thought about doing as a result of the earthquake and tsunami?"
Base: Youth aged 8 to 18
| Have Done | Thought About Doing | Not Thought About Doing | ||
| Donated money to the relief efforts | % | 33 | 38 | 29 |
| Collected money from others
to support the relief efforts | % | 14 | 29 | 57 |
JOB PEOPLE HAVE DONE TO HELP UNDERSTAND AND DEAL WITH TRAGEDIES
"How would you rate the job the following people have done in helping you understand and deal with the ... "
Percent saying "Excellent" or "Good"
Base: Youth aged 8 to 18
| Tsunami | Events of 9-11* | |
| % | % | |
| My parents | 67 | 72 |
| My teachers | 58 | 63 |
| My clergy | 35 | N/A |
| The media | 73 | 69 |
* Source: Harris Interactive YouthQuery(SM) online poll of 1,241 U.S. youth aged 8 to 18 conducted in September 2001.
RESPONSE BY U.S. GOVERNMENT, U.S. COMPANIES AND PEOPLE IN THE U.S.
"Do you think the U.S. Government/ Companies in the U.S./People in the U.S. is/are ... "
Base: Youth aged 8 to 18
| U.S. Government | Companies in the U.S. | People in the U.S. | |
| % | % | % | |
| Doing all it should to help the victims of the tsunami | 45 | 32 | 48 |
| Should be doing more to help
the victims of the tsunami | 29 | 39 | 29 |
| Should be doing less to help
the victims of the tsunami | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Not sure | 20 | 26 | 19 |
Note: Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
Methodology
The Harris Interactive YouthQuery(SM) omnibus was conducted online within the United States between January 19 and 24, 2005 among a nationwide cross section of 1,251 youth aged 8 to 18. Figures for age, sex, race, education,region and urbanicity were weighted where necessary to bring them into line with their actual proportions in the population.
In theory, with a probability sample of this size, one can say with 95 percent certainty that the results have a sampling error of plus or minus 4 percentage points of what they would be if the entire U.S. youth population aged 8 to 18 had been polled with complete accuracy. Unfortunately, there are several other possible sources of error in all polls or surveys that are probably more serious than theoretical calculations of sampling error. They include refusals to be interviewed (non-response), question wording and question order, and weighting. It is impossible to quantify the errors that may result from these factors. This online sample is not a probability sample.
These statements conform to the principles of disclosure of the National Council on Public Polls.
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