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What is Three to Succeed?
The Three to Succeed concept is based on the Youth Survey analysis that shows that when children and youth have three or more positive, protective factors/assets in their lives, they are more likely to manage stress, make better choices, and develop healthy habits.
The six assets were updated in 2025 to focus more on the positive influences from their communities, families, and schools.
The graphs on this page show how students' behaviors vary in relation to their number of assets. For example, select the "Alcohol" category to see how the percentage of students that use alcohol changes based on their number of assets.
The Six Assets in this Graph Are (Starting in 2025):
- Having adults in the community to talk to
- Adults in the community let me know I am doing a good job
- Parents or other adults in the family are available for help
- Parents or other adults in the family ask for input on most family decisions
- Teachers let me know I am doing a good job
- Having a trusted adult at school to ask for help
Previously, the Six Assets Included (2024 and Earlier):
- Can Ask Parents for Help with Personal Problems
- Performs Community Service Once a Month or More
- Feels It Is Important to Accept Responsibility for Actions
- Does Extracurricular Activities Once a Month or More
- Teachers Recognize Good Work
- Could Talk to Adults in Community about Something Important
How to Use This Page:
1. Select the group or question you want to examine
- In the first row, click the Select a question drop-down to view all questions. You can type in this box to search through the list.
- For example, type 'marijuana' to show only questions containing that word.
- You can also filter the questions list by selecting a category in the All categories drop-down.
- Select 'Drugs' to show only questions related to drugs.
- After selecting a question, click Generate Graph to create your custom graph and data table.
2. (Optional) Group Data
- You optionally can group the data by gender, race/ethnicity, or disability. The graph will display separate lines for each demographic group.
- For example, you can select 'Gender' to see separate lines for Female and Male.