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New research from the Schools Health Education Unit found that:
In 2001 around 40% of 12-13 year olds and around 60% of 14-15 year olds had tried a cigarette
The survey also found that, for young people who smoke:
75% want to give up
They are more likely than in previous years to have smoked at least 10 cigarettes in the past week
They are more likely to smoke if family and close friends are smokers - 14-15 year old females are 8 times more likely to smoke if they have a close friend who smokes. |
| Youthwork - May 2003 |
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| There is a PC in over 33% of all German homes, with individual usage above 50%. Almost all have Internet access. ADSL penetration is growing rapidly. |
| Euromedia - May/June 03 |
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| Each day 732 people in the UK are diagnosed with cancer. Organisations like Macmillan can currently only support 1 in 5 families through the cancer journey. |
| Presbyterian Herald - September 2003 |
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| Public concern about television programmes is at its highest since records began over 30 years ago, 2003 media surveys have revealed. Violence, sex and the cult of the celebrity have taken over, it would appear, and every age group is subject to this. |
| Presbyterian Herald - September 2003 |
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| Nearly 90% of young people want to see their schools selling Fairtrade foods, according to a new survey from Tearfund. The survey revealed that nine out of ten young people want their school shops and canteens to offer a wide range of Fairtrade products - such as fairly traded chocolate, coffee, tea and bananas. Seven out of ten said they would be willing to buy fairly traded products even if they were more expensive. |
| Youthwork - May 2003 |
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| The majority of those living in north Ghana are among the world's poorest people, with many surviving on less than £1 a day. |
| the walk - March 2003 |
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| The top 10 countries from which UK asylum seekers fled between January and March 2002 are: Iraq; Afghanistan; Zimbabwe; Somalia; Sri Lanka; China; Turkey; Pakistan; Iran; Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. There were 2,445 removals in January to March 2001 - an increase over the figure for the same quarter (ie Jan-Mar) 2001. UK asylum seekers are less than 1 per cent of the world's total refugees. |
| the walk- March 2003 |
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| Although much progress has been made in fighting the spread of leprosy, there were still 720,000 new cases detected globally in 2000. The Leprosy Mission (TLM) currently offer a multidrug therapy which is funded uhtil 2005, but beyond that TLM will need additional funding to keep up the fight. |
| Direction - May 2003 |
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| Revival has spread across large areas of Uganda, and many of the nation's young people are adopting Christian views. Abstaining from sex outside of marriage is an exapmple, and this has led to a maked decline in HIV/AIDS - the killer disease ravaging many African countries. |
| Direction - May 2003 |
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| Liberia's refugee camps are suffering from malnutrition. In a survey of more than 2000 children, the agency found that 39.8% of children aged between five and 11 in camps for displaced people, were suffering from lack of food. |
| Baptist Times - September 4 2003 |
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| Sky Television viewers have given a resounding thumbsdown to the idea of appointing gay bishops to the Church of England. During a two-day survey, run by the television network, in August, 80.6% (1,865 people) said that the Anglican Church should not appoint gay bishops. 19.4% (449 people) voted in favour of gay bishops. |
| September 4 2003 |
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| There are about two billion Christians in the world today, and at least 700 million are evangelicals. Most of these live in non-Western countries. By comparison, the worldwide Anglican communion is small: numbering 70 million. |
| Idea - September/October 2003 |
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| Ethiopia is the second poorest nation on earth, and government and business continue to fail its population, of whom six million are at risk of starvation. |
| Idea - July/August 2003 |
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CHINA
Population: 1.28 billion
People/ethnic groups: Han Chinese 93.3%. Minority tribes 6.7%
Religions: Non-religious 60%. Buddhist/folk religion 33%
Christians 6% |
| Open Doors in Christianity and Renewal - May 2003 |
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'This is a movie about love, faith, hope and forgiveness. He died for all mankind. He (Jesus) suffered for all of us. It's time to get back to that basis message. The world has gone nuts. We could all use a little more love, faith, hope and forgiveness.'
Actor Mel Gibson, commenting about claims that a journalist was trying to discredit him, following his direction of Passion, a film about the last days of the earthly life of Jesus. |
| Christianity and Renewal - May 2003 |
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