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From the survey, we learn young people are concerned about good character and ethics. In this election year, wh</span><span>ile many candidates and pundits have downplayed the importance of character, our survey results show youth consider “good character and strong ethics” to be the top attribute of a U.S. President.</span><span> </span></p> <p><span>The survey asked young people their opinions on important leadership qualities and we found:</span></p> <ul> <li><span></span><span><span><span><span><strong>Youth consider “good character and strong ethics” to be the most important attribute of the U.S. President. </strong></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span></span><span><span><span><span><strong>The majority (77%) of youth surveyed say “character” would matter if they could vote for President. </strong></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span></span><span><span><span><span><strong>“Drugs and alcohol abuse” is the most important issue youth face that they want the government to address.</strong></span></span></span></span></li></ul> <p><strong>Survey Says:<br></strong>Youth answered several questions including those below.</p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:10pt">What do you see at the most important attribute of the U.S. President?</span></li> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:10pt"></span><b><span>33.8% - Good character and strong ethics</span></b></li> <li><b><span></span></b><span>26.7% - Education</span></li> <li><span></span><span>19.0% - Ability to inspire people</span></li> <li><span></span><span>14.1% - A successful track record in government</span></li> <li><span></span><span>6.4% - Experience in foreign policy</span></li></ul> <li><span>Would a candidate’s character matter to you if you could vote for President?</span></li> <ul> <li><span></span><b><span>76.9% - Yes</span></b></li> <li><b><span></span></b><span>23.1% - No</span></li></ul> <li><span></span><span>What is the most important issue facing youth you would like the government to address?</span></li> <ul> <li><span></span><b><span>28.2% - Drugs/alcohol abuse</span></b></li> <li><b><span></span></b><span>15.7% - Cost of college</span></li> <li><span></span><span>13.5% - Teen pregnancy</span></li> <li><span></span><span>12.2% - Crime/violence</span></li> <li><span></span><span>11.4% - High school dropouts</span></li> <li><span></span><span>8.3% - More youth jobs</span></li> <li><span></span><span>6.9% - Peer pressure</span></li> <li><span></span><span>3.7% - Poverty</span></li></ul></ul> <p><font size="2"><em><b><span>Methodology: </span></b><span>The online survey was conducted for National Boys & Girls Club Week 2012 (April 15-21) using SurveyMonkey.com.<span> </span>2,252 youth participated in the survey.</span></em></font> </p></div> <div id="ORGPageContentEmbedWPZ"> </div> <div id="ORGPageContentOverflow"> </div> <div id="OrgCol1WebPartZone"></div></div> <div id="OrgCol2"> <div id="ORGCol2Top"></div> <div id="OrgCol2WebPartZone"> </div> <div id="OrgCol2BelowWPZ">  <table toplevel border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="top"><div webpartid="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000" haspers="true" id="WebPartWPQ2" width="100%" onlyformepart="true" allowdelete="false" style=""><table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" xmlns:x="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/dsp" xmlns:asp="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ASPNET/20" xmlns:__designer="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WebParts/v2/DataView/designer" xmlns:sharepoint="Microsoft.SharePoint.WebControls" xmlns:ddwrt2="urn:frontpage:internal"><tr><td class="ms-vb"><div class="ORGPromoSidebarNFA"><a href="/web/20120511150338/http://bgca.org/finearts/" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" src="/web/20120511150338im_/http://bgca.org/PublishingImages/Promo_Art-Gallery_Large_MonicaEIndiana.jpg" style="BORDER: 0px solid; 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