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Data collected in the summer of 2008 Data collected at county fairs or 4-H club meetings at the end of the project 1,843 surveys collected 30 counties collected data
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Adams Arapahoe Baca Cheyenne Crowley Custer Douglas El Paso Elbert Garfield Grand Huerfano Kiowa La Plata Larimer Lincoln Logan Mesa Montrose Morgan Otero Ouray Park Phillips Prowers Sedgwick Summit Washington Weld Yuma
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Record Keeping Community Service Leadership Public Speaking Decision Making Problem Solving
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Because I’m in 4-H… 1. I know how to keep records 2. I know how to do community service 3. I take leadership roles 4. I can give a talk or a demonstration 5. I can make good decisions 6. I can solve problems
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1. Yes – Always 2. Usually 3. Not Often 4. No - Never
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I have been in 4-H for… ◦ It’s my first time ◦ 1-2 years ◦ 3-4 years ◦ 5 years or more Age – Jr, Int, and Sr. Grades – 3-6, and 7-12 Gender Open ended comments
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Years in 4-HFrequencyPercent 1-2 years51027.8% 3-4 years53028.9% 5 or more64335.0% Fist time1538.3%
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2 years and less = Quasi-control group 3 years or more = Treatment group Chi Square analysis
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Life SkillAverage or Overall Member 1-2 years Member 3-4 years Member 5 or more Decision Making - NS 98.2%98.0%98.5% Problem Solving** 97.6%96.2%98.1%98.3% Community Service** 96.6%94.4%98.0%99.4% Record Keeping** 93.0%90.3%94.5%96.5% Public Speaking** 92.7%87.2%93.9%97.2% Leadership** 75.3%64.6%73.4%88.4% * P <.05** P <.01NS = No Significant difference
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Life SkillAverage or Overall Member 1-2 years Member 3-4 years Member 5 or more Decision Making - NS 98.2%98.0%98.5% Problem Solving** 97.6%96.2%98.1%98.3% Community Service** 96.6%94.4%98.0%99.4% Record Keeping** 93.0%90.3%94.5%96.5% Public Speaking** 92.7%87.2%93.9%97.2% Leadership** 75.3%64.6%73.4%88.4% * P <.05** P <.01NS = No Significant difference
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4-H membership makes a positive difference in the lives of young people regarding the six life skills analyzed in this study. The NS difference in Years in 4-H x Decision Making is not a bad thing—because of the high response rate of all 4-Hers to this question. The low raw response to years in 4-H x leadership is not a bad thing—because of the significant increase in older members of this higher level skill.
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***4-H Makes a difference in the lives of young people!
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