During the pandemic, the nation's teenagers spent most of their leisure time in front of a screen, according to the latest data from the...

Last month the unemployment rate among teenagers aged 16 to 19 was just 9.6 percent. This is a remarkably low rate. You would have to search...

What's up with teenagers? Way back in 1991, the 54 percent majority of teens (defined as students in grades 9 through 12) reported ever ...

In many ways, high school seniors are better behaved than they used to be. The results of the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (...

The nation's teenagers are driving less than they once did. Only 50 percent of 16-to-17-year-olds drive on an average day, according to ...

Vaping now far outpaces smoking cigarettes as a teenage vice. Only 16 percent of middle and high school students have ever smoked cigarettes...

School safety is a big concern, and a recent National Center for Education Statistics report shows why. In the 2017–18 school year, public ...

More than one in three teenagers has tried to lose weight in the past year, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Among 16...

What is the single most commonly shared feeling among today's teens? Boredom, according to a Pew Research Center survey. Fully 40 percen...

More than 3 million high school students use electronic cigarettes, according to the CDC, up from just 220,000 a few years ago. The CDC defi...

Soft drinks account for a large share of youth beverage consumption, according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The ...

On an average day in 2017, teenaged boys aged 15 to 19 spent 1.3 hours playing games as a primary activity, according to the American Time U...

Every few years Pew Research Center surveys the use of technology by teenagers aged 13 to 17. Here are some of the latest findings... 95% ...

Americans are spending less on soda than they once did. In 2016, the average household spent $136 on carbonated beverages purchased at groce...

The percentage of never-married 15-to-19-year-olds who have ever had sexual intercourse has fallen over the years, according to the National...

In past 30 days, percent of high school students (grades 9 through 12) who have used... Cigarettes: 10.8% Marijuana: 21.7% Vaping: 24.1%...

More than 1 in 10 high school students identifies as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or "not sure," according to a government survey. The ...

One in four teenagers aged 12 to 18 saw hate-related graffiti at school in 2013, according to a survey by the National Center for Education ...

How many teenagers think of themselves as a math person? Thanks to the High School Longitudinal Survey, we know the answer. The HSLS is trac...

Risky behavior ranked by percentage of 9th to 12th graders engaging in the activity... 41.5% texted or emailed while driving in past 30 da...