Friendship Survey Summary

Smart girls decide for themselves.™

In November and December of 2001, SmartGirl put out a survey asking you all about friendship.  Nearly 400 people filled out this survey (which was designed to be taken in pairs), with almost 94% being female.  The average age was right around 14 years old. 

The first question we asked was “How many years have the two of you known each other?”  Here’s a graph depicting your answers:

SmartGirl asked, “How often do the two of you hang out?”

• 40.7% said that they hang out every day

• 32.5% said 3-5 times a week

• 9.3% said once a week or once a month

• 10.3% said two or more times a month

• 7.2% said too infrequently

Based on the survey, 40.7% of people reported that they hang out with their friend every day, and 75.1% of people say that they live in the same town as their friend. This shows that there is a strong correlation between location and proximity.  

SmartGirl asked, “Do the two of you live in the same town?

• 24.9% said no

• 75.1% said yes

Friendship Issues

SmartGirl asked,  “Have the two of you ever fought over a crush/boyfriend/girlfriend?

• 77.6% said no

• 22.4% said yes

Here are 2 most common responses from SmartGirl members on how they resolved the problem:

(1) We both moved on.

(2) We talked it out.

SmartGirl asked, “What means the most to you in a friendship?”  Here’s what you had to say:

Smartgirl asked, “What is the one word that best describes your friend?”

The following table shows the results of, “What do you think is the biggest problem in a friendship?”

SmartGirl asked, “Have you ever told anyone a secret that your friend asked you not to tell?”

SmartGirl then asked, “Has your friend ever told anyone a secret you asked her not to tell?”  Here’s what you had to say:

SmartGirl asked, “Do you consider yourself a good friend?”

Physical Attractiveness

SmartGirl asked, “What is your prettiest/handsomest feature?”  Here’s a graph of what you said

SmartGirl also asked what the prettiest/handsomest features of your friend were.  Here’s the Graph of what you said:

SmartGirl asked you the color of your friend’s eyes.  Almost 90% of those that responded knew the right answer-good job!

SmartGirl asked, “Of the following quotes about friendship, which one do you like the most?”

©Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes  24.7%

©It’s the friends you call up at 4 am that matter  19.1%

©A friend is single soul dwelling in two bodies  13.5%

©True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in their worth and choice 11.7%

©Some people come into our lives and quickly go.  Some stay for a while and leave footprints on our hearts; and we are never ever the same  30.9%

Smartgirl asked, “Do you sleep with a stuffed animal or blanket?”

SmartGirl asked  you to describe one of the best things about your friendship.  Here is what some of you had to say.

"That we have so much in common and we will always be able to talk things out. Memories are also one of the best things."  SmartGirl user, age 15

"The best thing about our friendship is that we are not afraid to tell each other ANYTHING, and that even though we spend 24/7 together, we don't really get sick of each other (that much...) hehe"  SmartGirl user, age 17

"I can trust her."   SmartGirl user, age 12

"This friendship is so amazing because although we only met two years ago, we care for each other so deeply.  We talk everyday.  We support each other with everything that is going on in our lives, big or small, serious or not serious."  SmartGirl user, age 21

"How we are JUST alike!"  SmartGirl user, age 12

"We're always there for each other, even when times get bad."   SmartGirl user, age 12

"Respect and being able to talk."  SmartGirl user, age 15

"We can always have fun together."  SmartGirl user, age 12

All in all, it appears that friendship is something that is extremely important to all of you.  You seem to know your friends very well, respect them, and value the impact they hold on your lives. 

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us!

Please remember that all web-based polls are not scientific because the pollsters cannot randomly select the respondents to participate in the surveys.