total sample:
this bar shows what proportion of the total number of poll respondents included the particular issue as one of their "top 3" in parenting adolescents
[For a pie chart showing total sample responses for the top 4 issues, click here.]

bio parents:
this bar shows what proportion of fathers and mothers together included the particular issue as one of their "top 3" in parenting adolescents

stepparent + other caregivers:
this bar shows what proportion of those responding as stepparents or "other caregivers" included the particular issue as one of their "top 3" in parenting adolescents

total parents/caregivers of teens:
this bar shows what proportion of those responding as parents, stepparents, or other caregivers of TEENS included the particular issue as one of their "top 3" in parenting adolescents

total parents/caregivers of preteens:
this bar shows what proportion of those responding as parents, stepparents, or other caregivers of PRETEENS included the particular issue as one of their "top 3" in parenting adolescents

total parents/caregivers of a teen & preteen: this bar shows what proportion of those responding as parents, stepparents, or other caregivers of BOTH TEEN & PRETEEN included the particular issue as one of their "top 3" in parenting adolescents

*atti-resp = attitude-respect
academ=academic trouble
moods=moodiness
know-it-al=acts like s/he knows everything
conseq=won't accept consequences
rules=breaks rules
sex=sexuality
siblings=trouble with siblings

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