Source: OMG How Generation Y is Redefining Faith in the iPod Era, Erin Potts, Roger Bennett, Rachel

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Young people report that they can turn to their
parents for advice (68 percent strongly agree) .

• few are terribly worried about their
  relationships with their parents (18 percent very
  worried).

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• The connection to family is stronger among
  youth with married parents (71 percent strongly
  agree that they can turn to for advice) than
  young people with unmarried parents (63 percent
  strongly agree they can turn to for advice.

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• 57 percent of the God-less strongly agree that
  they can talk to their parents about anything,
  compared to 70 percent of youth in the Undecided
  middle and 75 percent of the Godly.

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• Youth who grew up in homes where religion
  played an important role are more likely to
  report that they can talk to their parents about
  anything (71 percent strongly agree) compared to
  56 percent in homes where religion was less
  important.

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• After family, religion and sexual preference
  rank second and third as a way youth would like
  to describe themselves.

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• Among the Godly, 74 percent say that their
  religion is a very important aspect of their
  identity.

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• Youth in the Undecided middle, only 38 percent
  say that religion is very important

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• The God-less end of the scale, only 6 percent
  say that religion is very important.

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• Getting a sexually transmitted disease tops the
  list of concerns among young people (35 percent
  very worried) and is particularly acute among
  youth of color, less educated youth, and
  unmarried youth.

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• There is a certain irony and even a
  contradiction in the fact that this generation
  holds fairly traditional views about sexuality
  with a majority (57 percent) saying that it is
  important to wait until marriage before having
  sex.

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• 33 percent of young people say they are very
  worried about finding a job (60 percent very and
  somewhat worried)

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• 26 percent saying they are very worried about
  getting good grades in school (51 percent very
  and somewhat worried).

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