Brit's Study Reveals Advantages of Scouting
From the Sunday Times in Great Britain: Research published by the Institute for Public Policy Research finds that young people who join up to clubs offering the sort of rigorous character-building activities promoted by the scouting movement do better in later life. They are calling on schools to adopt the principles of the scouting movement.
Researchers who examined what became of thousands of children born in 1958 and 1970 found they were more likely to be happy, in a good relationship, have good qualifications and be earning a decent income if they had joined such clubs, especially if it involved wearing a uniform, when they were young.
According to the study, former Scouts and Guides were 3% less likely to be depressed and 5% less likely to be single, separated or divorced by the age of
- They were also more likely to own a home, achieve good qualifications and be earning a decent income, even after correcting for their class background. Full article