This statistic shows the results of a survey among American high school students on their most valued or essential relationships as of 2012. For the 47 percent of the respondents, the relationship with their mother is the most valued one, followed by the relationship with their father with 20 percent.
Most valued or essential relationships among U.S. high school students, as of 2012
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Mother
47%
Father
20%
Friend
11%
Sibling
8%
Grandparent
4%
Other
4%
Non-parent authority figure (teacher, counselor, coach, community leader)
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Horatio Alger Association. (January 1, 2012). Most valued or essential relationships among U.S. high school students, as of 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243907/most-valued-relationships-in-the-life-of-us-youth/
Horatio Alger Association. "Most valued or essential relationships among U.S. high school students, as of 2012." Chart. January 1, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243907/most-valued-relationships-in-the-life-of-us-youth/
Horatio Alger Association. (2012). Most valued or essential relationships among U.S. high school students, as of 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243907/most-valued-relationships-in-the-life-of-us-youth/
Horatio Alger Association. "Most Valued or Essential Relationships among U.S. High School Students, as of 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243907/most-valued-relationships-in-the-life-of-us-youth/
Horatio Alger Association, Most valued or essential relationships among U.S. high school students, as of 2012 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243907/most-valued-relationships-in-the-life-of-us-youth/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Most valued or essential relationships among U.S. high school students, as of 2012 [Graph], Horatio Alger Association, January 1, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/243907/most-valued-relationships-in-the-life-of-us-youth/
