SA teens in survey

Just over one in 10 South African teenagers say they come from an unhappy home, according to the results of a survey released yesterday
And Bloemfontein teenagers seem to be the most academically stressed of the country’s seven largest cities. But the survey, conducted by TNS Research Surveys among 1 000 youngsters, also found most teens were coping well with life.

TNS said 13 per cent of the teens questioned reported that their home lives were unhappy, and the same number confirmed ‘a lot of conflict in the household’.Overall, 13 per cent of teens reported that school, university or work did not make them happy, but the figures swung between 8 per cent for the East Rand (and 12 per cent for Gauteng as a whole), and 40 per cent for Bloemfontein. Most teens enjoy studying and sportColoured and Asian teens experienced more stress and pressure regarding academic performance. Up to 83 per cent of teens said they enjoyed studying and learning, though again there was a sharp difference here between black teens (90 per cent) and Asians (60 per cent).Over three-quarters of all teens said they enjoyed reading and playing sport, considered themselves physically fit and had enough leisure time to be happy. – Nampa-Sapa