Junior Achievement: teens opinions, teen business ideas

Students voice their views through the JA Interprise Poll™. See the results of the polls and compare your ideas to those of students across the country.

Summer Jobs 2008 - Teens counting on getting jobs in sectors strongly affected by economic downturn.

Personal Finance 2008 - Latest poll shows teens exercise considerable influence on household buying decisions. Read about this and more in the latest poll results.

Careers with a Purpose 2008 - Most teens optimistic they’ll have ideal job one day according to Junior Achievement poll. Read about this and more in the latest poll results.

Holiday Spending 2007 -Many teens plan to bust their budget when playing Santa this year. Read about this and more in the latest poll results.

Teens and Entrepreneurship 2007 - Fewer teens want to start a business. Read about this and more in the latest poll results

Personal Finance 2007 - Latest poll paints bleak picture for youth money management skills.

Summer Jobs 2007 - Girls working this summer to 'save for college'; boys for 'extra spending money.'

Kids and Careers 2007 - 87 percent of youth feel prepared to enter the workforce. Read about this and more in the latest poll results.

Teens and Entrepreneurship 2006 - Ninety percent of teens believe a college education will help them start a business. Read about this and more in the latest poll results.

Summer Jobs 2006 - Saving for college number one reason teens expect to work this summer. Read about this and more in the latest 2006 Teens and Summer Jobs Poll results.

Personal Finance 2006 - Latest poll shows one out of every 10 teens use credit cards.

Kids and Careers 2006 - For the first time, girls' salary expectations on par with boys'.

Teens and Entrepreneurship 2005 Sixty-nine percent of those taking the poll indicated they would like to start their own business, a five percent increase over last year’s results. Read about this and other findings in our latest Interprise Poll™ on Teens and Entrepreneurship.

Summer Jobs 2005 Saving money for college becomes number one reason teens expect to work this summer. Read about this and other findings in our latest Interprise Poll™ on Summer Jobs.

Personal Finance 2005 - Latest poll shows teens already striving for financial independence.

Kids and Careers 2005 - Teens select career in business as job of choice for third straight year.

Teens and Entrepreneurship 2004 - The majority of teens aspire to own a business someday, according to this latest JA I-Poll.

Summer Jobs 2004 - Improving employment picture and rising costs of college may have more teens planning to work this summer. Read about this and other findings in our latest poll.

Personal Finance 2004 - Teens think taxes are too high, and nearly half believe Social Security won’t be around for them. See these results and more from our latest Interprise Poll™ on personal finance.

Kids and Careers 2004 - "Businessperson” is teens’ ideal job – highest level in five years. Read about this and other new findings in our latest poll!

Teens and Entrepreneurship 2003 - In today’s economy, more teens believe owning your own business provides greater job security than working for someone else.

Summer Jobs 2003 - As the economy takes its toll on the teenage job market, fewer teens are expected to work this summer than in previous years. Read the results of the latest JA Interprise Poll™ which shows the most significant drop in teenage employment in three years.

Personal Finance 2003 - Junior Achievement gauges teen beliefs on personal finance issues such as retirement savings, taxes, and stock in the Interprise Poll™.

Kids and Careers 2003 - Businessperson most popular career choice, surpassing doctor for first time in poll history. Read about this and other new findings in our latest poll!

Summer Jobs 2002 - More than eight out of 10 students to work during the summer of 2002. Also, girls to likely make less than boys. Read all about this and more as part of the Summer 2002 JA Interprise Poll™.

Personal Finance 2002 - Junior Achievement gauges teen beliefs on personal finance issues such as retirement savings, taxes, and stock in the Interprise Poll™.

Kids and Careers 2002 - Tidbits and much more about teen confidence in their ability to one day land their ideal job, assumed levels of education required for their ideal job, and future earnings expectations.

Holiday Spending 2001 - Teens share their holiday spending plans.

Special Poll 2001 - Students polled nationwide on economic views after September 11. Among key findings: Two-thirds of teens ready to buy U.S. war bond

Summer Jobs 2001 - Nearly Nine Out of 10 Students Working This Summer. Despite slowing economy, 85 percent of teens earn more than minimum wage. Read more.

Personal Finance 2001 - Junior Achievement gauges teen beliefs on personal finance issues such as retirement savings, taxes, and stock in the Interprise Poll™.

Kids and Careers 2001 - More than 800 students in eight cities nationwide share their views on careers in the Interprise Poll™. Read more.

Entrepreneurship 2000 - Teens speak out on entrepreneurship! The Interprise Poll™ surveyed more than 600 middle and high school students nationwide to get their views about owning a business and the keys to business success. Read more.

Leadership 2000 - Teens speak out on the Presidential Election! The Interprise Poll™ surveyed more than 1000 high school students nationwide to get their views. Read more.

American Dream 2000 - What does the American Dream mean to high school students in the year 2000? The Interprise Poll™ surveyed more than 500 high school students nationwide to find out.

Summer Jobs 2000 - Read the results of the first-ever JA Interprise Poll™ posted online. This early poll surveyed nearly 700 students.