Young men's "failure to launch" has been documented in a number of studies over the past few years. What follows is a list of some of these studies. The list is not comprehensive and is updated by The Boys Initiative on an ongoing basis. Where available, contact information for the author(s) is included in the listing. Readers are encouraged to contact The Boys Initiative with information on either their own work or the work of others, for possible inclusion in the list, at info@theboysinitiative.org. Works are listed by date of publication, with most recent first.
A Tutorial on Why Boys Fail, by Richard Whitmire (Power Point presentation)
May, 17, 2011
Report of The Boys Initiative: The Impact of Economic Change on Male Achievement and Its Implications for the Education of Boys
Synopsis: Analysis of recently reported data concerning the economic status of American males
Author: Thomas Mortenson (email)
October 10, 2010
www.Tedx 10/10 presentation on boys and education
Synopsis: Ali Carr-Chellman pinpoints three reasons boys are tuning out of school in droves, and lays out her bold plan to re-engage them ...
Author: Ali Carr-Chellman (email, about)
Data from the 100 Girls Project
Thomas Mortenson's research comparing metrics of boys' development for every 100 girls
For every 100 girls…Tom Mortenson Postsecondary Education OPPORTUNITY April 1, 2011
Birth and Death
For every 100 girls that are conceived 115 boys are conceived.
www.wirednewyork.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-3840.html
For every 100 girl babies born there are 105 boy babies born.
prod/2011pubs/11statab/vitstat.pdf
For every 100 girl babies who die in the first 27 days of life 125 boy babies die.
www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr58/nvsr58_19.pdf
For every 100 girl babies who die after the first 27 days but in the first year of life
130 boy babies die.
www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr58/nvsr58_19.pdf
For every 100 girls ages 1 to 4 years who die 127 boys die.
www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr58/nvsr58_19.pdf
For every 100 girls ages 5 to 14 years who die 140 boys die.
www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr58/nvsr58_19.pdf
For every 100 girls and women ages 15 to 24 years who die 292 boys
and men die.
www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr58/nvsr58_19.pdf
K-12 Education
For every 100 girls enrolled in nursery school there are 98 boys enrolled.
www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab02-01.xls
For every 100 girls enrolled in kindergarten there are 107 boys enrolled.
www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab02-01.xls
For every 100 girls who repeat kindergarten 194 boys repeat kindergarten.
nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/2006064.pdf
For every 100 girls whose entry into kindergarten is delayed 150 boys are
delayed. nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/2006064.pdf
For every 100 girls enrolled in elementary grades there are 105 boys enrolled.
www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab01-01.xls
For every 100 fourth grade girls who do one or more hours of homework each
day 92 boys do the same.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d08/tables/dt08_155.asp
For every 100 fourth grade girls who watch television four or more hours per day
123 boys do.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d08/tables/dt08_155.asp
For every 100 girls ages 9 to 11 years enrolled below modal grade there are 130
boys enrolled below modal grade.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d08/tables/dt08_155.asp
For every 100 girls ages 12 to 14 years enrolled below modal grade there are 120
boys enrolled below modal grade. nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d08/tables/dt08_155.asp
For every 100 girls ages 15 to 17 years enrolled below modal grade there are 130
boys enrolled below modal grade. www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/TableA-
For every 100 girls enrolled in ninth grade there are 107 boys enrolled.
www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab02-01.xls
For every 100 girls enrolled in tenth grade there are 111 boys enrolled.
www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab02-01.xls
For every 100 tenth grade girls who watch television 5 or more hours per day
on weekdays 110 tenth grade boys watch television 5 or more hours per day on
weekdays. nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp
For every 100 tenth grade girls who read for pleasure one or more hours per day
81 boys read for pleasure one or more hours per day.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/
For every 100 tenth grade girls who play video or computer games one or more
hours per day 322 boys play video or computer games one or more hours per day.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp
For every 100 tenth grade girls who perform community service at least once a
week 68 boys do the same.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp
For every 100 tenth grade girls who play non-school sports 169 boys play non-
school sports. nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp
For every 100 tenth grade girls who take music, art or language class 52 boys take
music, art or language class.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp
For every 100 tenth grade girls who use a personal computer at home at least once
a week 99 boys use a personal computer at home. nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/
For every 100 tenth grade girls who work on hobbies at least once a week 104
tenth grade boys work on hobbies.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp
For every 100 tenth grade girls who do things with friends at least once a week 77
boys do things with friends.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp
For every 100 tenth grade girls who take sports lesions at least once a week 115
boys take sports lesson.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp
For every 100 girls enrolled in eleventh grade there are 100 boys enrolled.
www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab02-01.xls
For every 100 girls enrolled in twelfth grade there are 100 boys enrolled.
www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab02-01.xls
For every 100 twelfth grade girls who participate in academic clubs 83 boys
participate.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp
For every 100 twelfth grade girls who participate in cheerleading or drill team 15
boys participate.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp
For every 100 twelfth grade girls who participate in newspaper or yearbook 60
boys participate.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp
For every 100 twelfth grade girls who participate in music, drama or debate 70
boys participate nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp
For every 100 twelfth grade girls who participate in vocational clubs 71 boys
participate.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_138.asp
For every 100 high school girls who felt too unsafe to go to school 88 boys felt
the same way.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_171.asp
For every 100 twelfth grade girls who carried a weapon on school property 276
boys carried a weapon.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_171.asp
For every 100 twelfth grade girls who were threatened or injured with a weapon
on school property 175 boys were threatened or injured.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_171.asp
For every 100 twelfth grade girls who engaged in a physical fight on school
property 226 boys got into a fight.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_171.asp
For every 100 twelfth grade girls who had property stolen or deliberately damaged on school property
128 boys had the same experience.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_171.asp
For every 100 twelfth grade girls who smoked cigarettes on school property 153
boys smoked.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_171.asp
For every 100 twelfth grade girls who used smokeless tobacco on school property
844 boys did this.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_171.asp
For every 100 twelfth grade girls who used alcohol on school property 148 boys
used alcohol.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_171.asp
For every 100 twelfth grade girls who used marijuana on school property 225
boys did.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_171.asp
For every 100 twelfth grade girls who offered, sold or were given an illegal drug
on school property 134 boys did the same.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/
For every 100 girls enrolled in high school there are 97 boys enrolled.
www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab02-01.xls
For every 100 girls enrolled in gifted and talented programs in public elementary
and secondary schools there are 95 boys enrolled.
www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab02-01.xls
For every 100 girls who graduate from high school 96 boys graduate. (NCES,
unpublished tabulation.)
For every 100 girls suspended from public elementary and secondary schools 215
boys are suspended.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_169.asp
For every 100 girls expelled from public elementary and secondary schools 297
boys are expelled.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_169.asp
For every 100 girls in grades 10 to 12 that drop out of high school 103 boys drop
out of high school.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_169.asp
Special Education
For every 100 girls diagnosed with a special education disability 217 boys are
diagnosed with a special education disability.
www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/
For every 100 girls diagnosed with a learning disability 276 boys are diagnosed
with a learning disability.
www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm
For every 100 girls diagnosed with emotional disturbance 324 boys are diagnosed
with emotional disturbance.
www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm
For every 100 girls diagnosed with a speech impairment 147 boys are similarly
diagnosed.
www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm
For every 100 girls diagnosed with mental retardation 138 boys are diagnosed as
mentally retarded.
www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm
For every 100 girls diagnosed with visual impairment 125 boys are visually
impaired.
www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm
For every 100 girls diagnosed with hearing impairment 108 boys are diagnosed as
hearing impaired.
www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm
For every 100 girls diagnosed with deafness 120 boys have deafness.
www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm
For every 100 girls with orthopedic impairment 118 boys have orthopedic
impairment.
www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm
For every 100 girls with other health impairment 127 boys have other health impairment.www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm
For every 100 girls with multiple disabilities 189 boys have multiple disabilities.
www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm
For every 100 girls that are deaf/blind 98 boys are deaf/blind.
www.iteachilearn.com/uh/meisgeier/statsgov20gender.htm
Disabilities
For every 100 girls less than 15 years old with a severe disability 191 boys have a severe
disability.
www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability/sipp/disab05/ds05t1.xls
For every 100 girls less than 15 years old with a disability and needs assistance
195 boys have a disability and need assistance.
www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability/
For every 100 girls less than 3 years old with a developmental delay 165 boys
have a developmental delay.
www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf
For every 100 girls less than 3 years old with difficulty moving arms or legs 96
boys have difficulty moving arms or legs.
www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf
For every 100 girls less than 3 years old with no disabilities104 boys have no
disabilities.
www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf
For every 100 girls 3 to 5 years old with a developmental delay 154 boys are
developmentally delayed.
www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf
For every 100 girls 3 to 5 years old with difficulty walking, running or playing
230 boys the same age have difficulty walking, running or playing.
www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf
For every 100 girls 3 to 5 years with no disability 103 boys have no disability.
www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf
For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old with a severe disability 160 boys have a
severe disability.
www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf
For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old with a not severe disability 185 boys have a
not severe disability.
www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf
For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old with no disability 99 boys have no disability.
www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf
For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old who have difficulty doing regular
schoolwork 176 boys have difficulty doing regular schoolwork.
www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf
For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old who have difficulty getting along with others
183 boys have difficulty getting along with others.
www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/
For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old with a learning disability 160 boys have a
learning disability.
www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf
For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old with mental retardation 302 boys have
mental retardation.
www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf
For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old with other developmental disability 212 boys
have other developmental disability.
www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf
For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old with other developmental condition 129 boys
have other developmental condition.
www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf
For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old with a developmental disability or condition
142 boys have a developmental disability or condition.
www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf
For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old that use a wheelchair or electric scooter 235
boys use a wheelchair or electric scooter.
www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf
For every 100 girls ages 6 to 14 years that uses a cane/crutches/walker 156 boys
used a cane/crutches/walker.
www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf
For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old that had difficulty seeing words/letters 103
boys had difficulty seeing words/letters.
www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf
For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old with difficulty hearing conversation 149
boys had difficulty hearing conversation.
www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf
For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old with speech difficulty 214 boys had speech
difficulty.
www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf
For every 100 girls 6 to 14 years old with difficulty walking or running 126 boys
had difficulty walking or running.
www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf
For every 100 girls and women ages 15 to 24 years with a severe disability 113
boys and men of the same age range have a severe disability.
www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability/sipp/disab05/ds05t1.xls
For every 100 girls and women ages 15 to 24 years with a disability and need
assistance 110 boys and men ages 15 to 24 years have a disability and need
assistance.
www.census.gov/hhes/www/disability/sipp/disab05/ds05t1.xls
Higher Education
For every 100 women enrolled in college there are 78 men enrolled.
www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab01-01.xls
For every 100 women enrolled in the first year of college there are 84 men
enrolled.
www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab01-01.xls
For every 100 women enrolled in the second year of college there are 78 men
enrolled.
www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab01-01.xls
For every 100 women enrolled in the third year of college there are 77 men
enrolled.
www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab01-01.xls
For every 100 women enrolled in the fourth year of college there are 81 men
enrolled.
www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab01-01.xls
For every 100 women enrolled in the fifth year of college there are 65 men
enrolled.
www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab01-01.xls
For every 100 women enrolled in the sixth year or more of college there are 70
men enrolled.
www.census.gov/population/socdemo/school/cps2009/tab01-01.xls
For every 100 women living in college dormitories there are 87 men living in
college dorms.
www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t26.html
For every 100 American women who earn an associate's degree from college 61
American men earn the same degree.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_281.asp
For every 100 American women who earn a bachelor's degree from college
75 American men earn a bachelor's degree.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/
For every 100 American women who earn a master's degree from college 66
American men earn the same degree.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_286.asp
For every 100 American women who earn a first-professional degree 104
American men earn a first-professional degree.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/
For every 100 American women who earn a doctor's degree from college 91
American men earn the same degree.
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d10/tables/dt10_291.asp
Educational Attainment
For every 100 women ages 25 to 29 years who are at least a high school graduate
140 men are at least high school graduates.
www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/
For every 100 women ages 25 to 29 years who have at least some college but no
degree 101 men have at least some college but no degree.
www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/2009/Table1-01.xls
For every 100 women ages 25 to 29 years who have at least an associate's degree
from college 86 men have at least an associate's degree from college.
www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/2009/Table1-01.xls
For every 100 women ages 25 to 29 years who have at least a bachelor's degree
83 men have at least a bachelor's degree.
www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/
For every 100 women ages 25 to 29 years who have at least a master's degree 69
men have at least a master's degree.
www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/
For every 100 women ages 25 to 29 years who have at least a professional degree
84 men have at least a professional degree.
www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/
For every 100 women ages 25 to 29 years who have a doctorate degree 80 men
have a doctorate degree.
www.census.gov/hhes/socdemo/education/data/cps/2009/Table1-
Other Indicators
For every 100 females ages 15 to 19 that commit suicide 549 males in the same
range kill themselves.
www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/LCWK1_2002.pdf
For every 100 females ages 20 to 24 that commit suicide 624 males of the same
age kill themselves.
www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/LCWK1_2002.pdf
For every 100 girls ages 15 to 17 in correctional facilities there are 837 boys
behind bars.
www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t26.html
For every 100 women ages 18 to 21 in correctional facilities th ere are 1430 men
behind bars.
www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t26.html
For every 100 women ages 22 to 24 in correctional facilities there are 1448 men
in correctional facilities.
www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t26.html
For every 100 women living in military quarters there are 642 men living in
military quarters.
www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/phc-t26.html
For every 100 women ages 18 to 24 years living in emergency and transitional
shelters there are 86 men living in similar shelters.
www.census.gov/population/www/
For every 100 women ages 18 to 24 years living in-group homes there are 166
men of the same age living in-group homes.
www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/
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