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__Culminating Task- Part 1__

Topic: Family Dinners Vs. Teen Drug Use


 * Family dinners influence better guidance from parents
 * Makes teens feel important to their family to seat down and eat a meal together
 * Teen drug use may be caused by a broken up family
 * Teens may be able to talk about drugs with their parents at the dinner table

General Background Information: I chose to do this topic because there was a commercial on T.V. about how family dinners affect teens in many ways, such as their grades or the use of drugs. I thought it might be interesting to see what the students in Ancaster High thought about this topic.

Question: Do the amount of family dinners increase or decrease the chance of teens using drugs? (In 2009)

Independent variable: Amount of family dinners Dependent variable: Teens usage of drugs

Hypothesis: I believe there will be a weak correlation between the amount of family dinners and teen drug use. I hypothesis that the more dinners spent together with the family the less chance teens will use drugs.

Works Citied: Herzog, J. (2005, January 4). //The Decline of Family Dinner//. Retrieved November 5, 2009, from http://voice.paly.net/view_story.php?id=2340

//Teen & Adult Drug Use Statistics That Will Blow Your Mind// (2008, July 25). Retrieved November 5, 2009, from http://www.vistabay.com/blog/?p=3 

__Culminating Task Stage 2:__

Two Variable analysis: I will collecting data from my own surveys taken in Ancaster High School to determine if family dinners affect the use of teen drug use.

Sampling Technique: The sampling method that was used was //Stratified Sampling.// In Ancaster High School a percentage of each grade was surveyed. There were fifty surveys given to each grade. Sampling Bias: This survey was only taken in Ancaster high School, where students come from either suburban neighbourhoods or out in farm country. Therefore making this a sampling bias. To make the outcome of the survey more accurate it could be sent to schools in large cities with more diversity.

Survey: Family Dinners vs. Teen Drug Use

Grade: Gender: Age:

1. Would you say you have family dinners, i. Never ii. Once a week iii. 3-5 times a week iv. Everyday

2. Do you feel important to your parents when you sit down to a family dinner? Yes No Maybe

3. Have you ever consumed illegal drugs? Yes No

4. If yes, how often, i. Once ever ii. Once a month iii. Once a week iv. Frequently

5. Would you say family dinners help you to be able to talk to your family about problems? Yes No Maybe

=Results:=



The above links are individual charts for each grade of **all** the data collected from the survey.

=Grade 9 Results in chart and graph form:=

This chart is the amount/frequency of family dinners for both female and male. This chart is specifically for grade nine.
 * **Family Dinners** || Never || Once a week || 3-5 times a week || Every day ||
 * Female || 3 || 4 || 12 || 11 ||
 * Male || 0 || 2 || 6 || 12 ||

This chart is amount/frequency of consumed drugs for both female and male. This chart is specifically for grade nine.
 * **Consumed illegal drugs** || Never || Once ever || Once a month || Once a week || Frequently ||
 * Female || 24 || 3 || 1 || 2 || 1 ||
 * Male || 14 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 1 ||

Both these two charts go with the graphs below. (Links)

The above links are graphs of the data collected for grade nine.

=Grade 10 Results in chart and graph form:=

This chart is the amount/frequency of family dinners for both female and male. This chart is specifically for grade ten. This chart is amount/frequency of consumed drugs for both female and male. This chart is specifically for grade ten.
 * **Family Dinners** || Never || Once a week || 3-5 times a week || Every day ||
 * Female || 3 || 9 || 12 || 7 ||
 * Male || 1 || 5 || 5 || 8 ||
 * **Consumed illegal drugs** || Never || Once ever || Once a month || Once a week || Frequently ||
 * Female || 18 || 2 || 4 || 1 || 6 ||
 * Male || 7 || 0 || 6 || 2 || 4 ||

Both these two charts go with the graphs below. (Links) The above links are graphs of the data collected for grade ten.

=Grade 11 Results chart and graph form:=

This chart is the amount/frequency of family dinners for both female and male. This chart is specifically for grade eleven. This chart is amount/frequency of consumed drugs for both female and male. This chart is specifically for grade eleven.
 * **Family Dinners** || Never || Once a week || 3-5 times a week || Every day ||
 * Female || 3 || 6 || 6 || 8 ||
 * Male || 4 || 2 || 9 || 12 ||
 * **Consumed illegal drugs** || Never || Once ever || Once a month || Once a week || Frequently ||
 * Female || 11 || 1 || 5 || 3 || 3 ||
 * Male || 8 || 2 || 4 || 4 || 9 ||

Both these two charts go with the graphs below. (Links)

The above links are graphs of the data collected for grade eleven.

=Grade 12 Results in chart and graph form:=

This chart is the amount/frequency of family dinners for both female and male. This chart is specifically for grade twelve. This chart is amount/frequency of consumed drugs for both female and male. This chart is specifically for grade twelve.
 * **Family Dinners** || Never || Once a week || 3-5 times a week || Every day ||
 * Female || 6 || 3 || 9 || 7 ||
 * Male || 1 || 11 || 9 || 4 ||
 * **Consumed illegal drugs** || Never || Once ever || Once a month || Once a week || Frequently ||
 * Female || 9 || 6 || 5 || 5 || 2 ||
 * Male || 8 || 1 || 5 || 3 || 6 ||

Both these two charts go with the graphs below. (Links) The above links are graphs of the data collected for grade twelve.

Conclusion: In conclusion, from the results above, family dinners //do// make an impact on teen drug use. The more females and males that have family dinners frequently ended up with a lower percentage of drug use. While the female and male students that had fewer family dinners had a higher percentage of drug use.