We asked U.S. teens how common a variety of problems are among students at their school.
Anxiety and depression tops the list, with 30% of teens saying it’s extremely or very common at their school.
About one-in-five teens (22%) say bullying is extremely or very common at their school. A similar share (19%) say the same about drug use.
Some 17% of students say physical fights are highly common at their school, and 14% say alcohol use is highly common.
Girls are more likely than boys to say anxiety and depression is extremely or very common at their school (35% vs. 24%). Girls are also more likely to say the same about alcohol use (17% vs. 10%). Girls and boys are about equally likely to say the other items are common at their school.
Are problems in school more common among boys or girls?
We asked teens who say these issues are at least somewhat common at their school whether each is more common among boys…
