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April 2004
Age Group: 18+
The following is a summary of the 41 surveys completed by adults 18 years and over.
| Gender: |
Male 26 |
Female 15 |
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| Age
Range: |
18+ |
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What town do you live in?
Talihina
Tuskahoma
Clayton
Nashoba
Muse
Howe
Buffalo Valley
Daisy
Albion
Big Cedar
No response |
19
4
4
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
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Who do you live with? Check all that apply.
Mother
Father
Stepmother
Stepfather
Grandparent
Aunt/Uncle
Older Sibling
Foster Care
Other |
28
19
3
4
3
0
1
1
5 younger siblings, nephews, nieces, friends, foreign exchange student |
Race:
Native American
White
African American
Asian American
Mexican American
Puerto Rican |
14
21
6
0
0
0
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If Native American please list tribe:
Choctaw
Cherokee
NR |
7
1
6
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1. Does your community offer any fun activities for youth?
| Yes - 18 (44%) |
No - 22 (54%) |
No response - 1 (2%) |
If
no, what would
you like to have
them offer?
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Football
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A pool hall
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Movie theatre
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Skating rink
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More parks
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Monthly lock ins
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More athletic courts
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An arcade
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Restaurants
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Paint ball
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Dance clubs
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Concerts
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Go carts
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Bowling alley
2. Do you or would you participate in cultural activities such as Pow Wows, Sweats, etc.?
| Yes - 14 (34%) |
No - 25 (61%) |
No response - 2 (5%) |
What other
cultural activities would you like to have offered?
A Cinco de Mayo celebration, African events
3. Do you know of any youth in your community guilty of committing crimes (destroying property,
hurting people or animals, etc.?)
| Yes - 29 (71%) |
No - 11 (27%) |
No response - 1 (2%) |
If yes, about how many do you think have committed crimes?
Less than 10 kids: 15 15
to 30 kids: 12 40
or more kids: 2
4. What do you feel are the top 4 reasons for youth crime/delinquency? (Pick 4 from the following
list, then rank them 1-4, with one being most important and 4 least important)
31 (76%) - Alcohol
/Drug Abuse
28 (68%) - Peer Pressure
25 (61%) - Lack of Parental Guidance/Supervision
16 (39%) - Lack of Money
14 (34%) - Lack of Activities (Boredom)
14(34%) -
Abuse (Emotional, Sexual, Physical)
10 (24%) -
Stress
6 (15%) -
Media (TV, Radio, Video Games)
7 (17%) - Status/Respect
4 (10%) - Lack
of Culture
0 (00%) - Other, please list:5. Do you feel discriminated against? For example do you feel you're treated unfairly because
of your race, gender, etc.?
| Yes - 6 (15%) |
No - 30 (73%) |
No response - 5 (12%) |
If
yes, what type of discrimination?
Racial: 6
Gender: 1
Others: after choosing not to drink alcohol or have sex
If yes, by whom?
Teachers
Classmates
Family Members
Others
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3
4
0
Choctaw Nation, peers
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6. Have you ever been involved in any of the following? Check all that apply.
32 (78%) - Drinking
Alcohol
2 (05%) - Gang
9 (22%) - Stealing
from an individual
1 (02%) - Carrying
a gun to school
18 (44%) - Using
Drugs
21 (51%) - A Physical
Fight
4 (10%) - Stealing
from a business
15 (37%) - Carrying
a knife to school
26 (63%) - Smoking
Cigarettes
7 (17%) - Vandalism
23 (56%) - Skipping
school w/out permission
4 (10%) - Running
away from home
11 (27%) - Bullying
2 (05%) - Prostitution
9 (22%) - Setting
things on fire
13 (32%) -
Suspension from school
0 (00%) -
Other:
7. Have you or your friends ever been arrested for a crime?
| YOU: |
Yes - 6 (15%) |
No - 35 (85%) |
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| FRIENDS: |
Yes - 17 (41%) |
No - 21 (51%) |
No response - 3 (7%) |
If yes, what was the crime?
- DUI
- Arson
- Warrants
- Drug possession
- Auto theft
- Shoplifting
- Assault
- Hot checks
What was the outcome/punishment?
- Jail
- Probation
- Community service
- Banned from a store
- Fine
- Rehab
- Charges were cleared
Have you ever committed a crime but didn't
get caught?
| Yes - 14 (34%) |
No - 16 (39%) |
No response - 11 (27%) |
8. Do you feel that youth who commit crimes are punished properly for the crimes that they
have committed?
| Yes - 18 (44%) |
No - 18 (44%) |
No response
- 5 (12%) |
Please explain your answer:
| No: |
- Punishments are too weak |
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- Too heavy at other times |
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- Teens should never be tried as adults |
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- Not fair from kid to kid |
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| Yes: |
- Detention center |
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- Community service |
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- Punishment does fit the crime |
How would you change the punishment so that kids learn from the experience?
| - Nothing |
| - Harsher punishment |
| - Try teaching the kids and not just punishing them |
9. If you or your friends wanted to get drugs, would it be easy to get them?
| YOU: |
Yes - 30 (73%) |
No - 10 (24%) |
No response - 1 (2%) |
| FRIENDS: |
Yes - 30 (73%) |
No - 8 (20%) |
No response - 3 (7%) |
10. Do you believe most youth have easy access to a gun?
| Yes - 27 (66%) |
No - 14 (34%) |
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11. What kind of help or services should the Choctaw Nation offer that would help stop youth from
committing crimes?
| - More athletic programs |
| - A bigger boys and girls club |
| - Build a place where kids can just hang out |
| - Volunteer clubs for youth |
| - Counseling |
| - Weekend programs |
| - Small youth clubs |
| - Parenting classes |
| - Out reach for children under 12 |
| - Remodel boys and girls club |
| - Make a teen dance club |
| - Lectures on what could happen if you chose to do drugs, etc. |
| - Motivational speeches |
12. If your community had a Big Brother/Big Sister program, would you be willing to participate?
| Yes - 25 (61%) |
No - 14 (34%) |
No response - 2 (5%) |
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