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Increase the proportion of adolescents who have an adult they can talk to about serious problems — AH‑03 Data

Status: Little or no detectable change

  Little or no detectable change

Most Recent Data:
78.3 percent (2019)

Target:
82.9 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
79.0 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years had an adult in their lives with whom they could talk about serious problems in 2018

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Adolescents having an adult in their lives with whom they can discuss serious problems, 2018-2019 
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2018 2019
Total
79.0
CI 78.1 / 79.8
SE 0.412
78.3
CI 77.5 / 79.1
SE 0.408