Young Adolescents

Cultural Inquiry Project

Courtney Butler, Charlie Crickmore, Don Goddard, & Leigh Roberts

•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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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”

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

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

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.

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

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

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