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Young Adolescents
Cultural Inquiry Project
Courtney Butler, Charlie Crickmore, Don Goddard, & Leigh Roberts
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•With 18,244 people, Johnson County is the 71st most populated county in the state of Tennessee out of 95 counties•The largest Johnson County racial/ethnic groups are:
• White (96.4%) • Black (2.2%) • Hispanic (1.6%)• Native American (0.2%)• Asian (0.2%)
•Johnson County Middle School: • White (98%)• Hispanic (1.7%)• Asian (0.3%)• Black (0%)• Native American (0%)
•The median age for Johnson County residents is 43.3 years young.
Demographics
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Language The predominate language of the area is English.
JC: 1.8% do not speak English at home TN: 6.4% do not speak English at home USA: 20.3% do not speak English at home
Popular Slang terms used by the students include: YOLO Cool Fail Bro Dude Sweet Boss
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EconomyTwo major employers in Johnson County
Johnson County School SystemNortheast Correctional Prison (State Prison)
Mean Income$32,159 Johnson County$43,989 State Tennessee
Per Capita income$16,957 Johnson County$26,068 State Tennessee
Snap Benefits Percentages24.4% Johnson County14.9% State Tennessee
Unemployed13.2% Johnson County9.2% State Tennessee
Persons below poverty level23.4% Johnson County16.9% State Tennessee
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Education Tennessee:
83.2% of citizens earned a High School Diploma or higher 23% of citizens earned a Bachelor’s Degree or higher
Johnson County 70.1% of citizens earned a High School Diploma or higher 10.7% of citizens earned a Bachelor’s Degree or higher
Johnson County Middle School Every student surveyed hopes to finish high school Many hope to go to college Least favorite subject Language Arts Various dreams on jobs
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Favorite & Least Favorite Classes 8th Grade
14.52%
69.35%
9.68%
4.84% 1.61%
Lang Arts
Math
Social Studies
Science
PE
Lunch
Art
None
30.65%
19.35%16.13%
12.90%
14.52%
1.61% 4.84%
Lang Arts
Math
Social Studies
Science
PE
Lunch
Art
None
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Housing Average household size in Mountain City is 2.4 Average contract rent is $332/month in
Mountain City and $532/month in the state of Tennessee
House or condo value in Mountain City is $100,865 on average and in the average in the state of Tennessee is $137, 300
In our surveys, the almost all of the students said that they live in a house, while there were a handful who told us they live in a apartment or a trailer.
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Religion The main religion in Johnson County Tennessee is Christianity Break down of denominations:
63% Southern Baptist 10% Christian Churches 8% United Methodist Church 6% Churches of Christ
13% of citizens practice religions other than Christianity
85.48%
1.61%3.23%
9.68%
Students Religion
Christianity
Atheism
Agnosticism
None
Source: Student Surveys Spring 2013
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PoliticalThe county is historically Republican and is located within Tennessee's 1st congressional district, which has not been represented by a Democrat in over 120 years.Since 1992 no Republican candidate has received less than 57% of the county's vote and in 2008 John McCain received 70.1%.
“Anybody but Obama”-JCMS Survey response
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Music The majority of Mountain City’s regional radio stations are related to
Country Music or Religiously affiliated Three of the strongest FM radio stations include:
W214AP (90.7 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN;
Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE
OF CHICAGO) WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner:
BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.) WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN;
Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE
UNIVERSITY) Students at JCMS said some of their favorite bands/artists are One
Direction, Suicide Silence, Guns N’ Roses, Hopsin, Bruno Mars, Lil Wayne, Justin Bieber, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Ke$ha, and “a band you don’t know or care about”
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In Mountain City there are five grocery stores, two convenience stores, and six full service restaurants.
11.8% of adults in Mountain City have diabetes
31.8% of adults are obese 15% of low-income preschoolers are
obese
Every day on the morning announcements, they tell the students what the lunch menu is for the day and it is always very traditional southern, fried food.
Food
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Media/Tech Most the students have cell phones, specifically
smart phones. They often use then during instructional time and have
them confiscated as a result.Students spent a varying amount of time inform of some
sort of digital screen per week
25%
21%
11%
11%
7%
25%
1 to 5 Hours
6 to 10 Hours
11 to 20 Hours
21 to 30 Hours
31+ Hours
"A lot"
Source: Student Surveys Spring 2013
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Recreation & Leisure No State Parks Hiking the Appalachian Trail Tourism:
Doe Mountain Trail Watauga Lake Winery Butler Museum “The Snake” Motorcycle Road Ralph Stout Park
Sports: Ages 14 and below can participate in athletic activities both
school and club related 15 and up do not have the option to play recreationally; only
option is to play for the High School.
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Relationships Question: Do your parents allow you to date &
do you have a boyfriend or girlfriend?
34.78%
58.70%
2.17%
4.35%
Yes, Yes
Yes, No
No, No
No, Yes
Source: Student Surveys Spring 2013
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Relationships
Percent of Parents Married in an Advanced and an Average Section
Married Not Other0.00%
10.00%
20.00%
30.00%
40.00%
50.00%
60.00%
70.00%
Avg
Adv
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Sources
City-data.com Edu.reportcard.state.tn.us jcms.k12tn.net Johnson County Republican Men’s Club Observations Quickfacts.census.gov Student Surveys Spring 2013