Results: Running Away
1.
1.
Did you ever run away from home?
Yes
28%
•
715 votes
No
72%
•
1802 votes
2.
2.
How old were you? Under 5
1%
•
32 votes
Age 5 - 10
5%
•
134 votes
Age 11 - 16
15%
•
370 votes
Age 17 - 21
4%
•
103 votes
Over 21
2%
•
43 votes
Over 35
1%
•
21 votes
Not Applicable
1%
•
34 votes
3.
3.
Did you tell anyone that you were running away? Yes
10%
•
244 votes
No
18%
•
458 votes
Not Applicable
1%
•
35 votes
4.
4.
What was your reason for running away? Please share your story in the comments section. Just mad - just mad at parent(s), siblings
16%
•
404 votes
Someone is Gone – this could be because they died, or your parents get divorced or separated. It also could be an older brother or sister moved out of home.
2%
•
42 votes
School – you get bullied at school and can’t put up with it anymore or you get in really big trouble at school and just can’t go home because of what might happen when your parents find out.
2%
•
49 votes
Stress – someone is always on your case putting pressure on you to do something.
5%
•
118 votes
Crime – someone in your house does crime like stealing from people or beating them up.
0%
•
12 votes
Neglect – you don’t get basic stuff other kids do, like food or it may be as if you aren’t even there and no one cares about you.
2%
•
51 votes
Verbal Abuse – people yell or scream at you all the time.
4%
•
106 votes
Alcohol or Drugs – someone in your house drinks alcohol lots or uses drugs to get high.
2%
•
42 votes
Violence – someone in your house gets hurt a lot, maybe you.
3%
•
64 votes
Sexual Abuse – someone in your house is made to do sexual things, maybe you.
1%
•
31 votes
Kicked out – Mostly the reason why kids leave home isn’t because they ‘runaway,’ it is because they get kicked out.
1%
•
31 votes
Peer Pressure - Peer pressure can also play a part in running away. If a teenager does something or makes a mistake that causes fear of reprisal or consequences, the teen’s peers might suggest or encourage running.
1%
•
24 votes
Family Difficulties - Many family circumstances can make running away attractive to teenagers. A divorce and subsequent blended family with stepparents and siblings can create a difficult life for teenagers. A teenager might leave in haste after an argume
6%
•
146 votes
Not Applicable
2%
•
48 votes
Other (please specify)
2%
•
43 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.25% | 3 | |
| sexual abuse by family that live outside the home | 0.08% | 1 |
| i was playing a game | 0.08% | 1 |
| to party! | 0.08% | 1 |
| just pissed at my parents...only lasted a couple days! | 0.08% | 1 |
| go see some1 | 0.08% | 1 |
| . | 0.08% | 1 |
| boyfriend | 0.08% | 1 |
| studies at university in other province in canada | 0.08% | 1 |
| scared | 0.08% | 1 |
| jsutran away to the neighbors because i wanted to play with the neighbor boy, did not run away to stay away | 0.08% | 1 |
| felt stuck at home | 0.08% | 1 |
| seen it in the movies lol | 0.08% | 1 |
| i loved my big sister an i allowed her when she went. our step father sexually abused us my sister took most of it to potect me. | 0.08% | 1 |
| total neglect | 0.08% | 1 |
| wanted to live my own life | 0.08% | 1 |
| wanted to be able to do the kinds of things my friends could do | 0.08% | 1 |
| relationship with a girl | 0.08% | 1 |
| wanted to be with boyfriend at the time | 0.08% | 1 |
| physical abuse | 0.08% | 1 |
| i ran away with my best friend because we wanted to throw rotton tomatoes at nixon at a major war rally in washington dc... we were both about 15 and hitchhiked most of the way and called our parents from a rest area on the nj turnpike | 0.08% | 1 |
| married | 0.08% | 1 |
| me and my cousin wanted to b grown ups so we packed some peanut butter sandwiches in a bionic woman lunch box and got a block before we got hungry ate and went home | 0.08% | 1 |
| just wanted to go with my friend to her grandmothers so we just took off | 0.08% | 1 |
| pregnant | 0.08% | 1 |
| concerning my sexual desires | 0.08% | 1 |
| noyb | 0.08% | 1 |
| wanted to go to my grandparents | 0.08% | 1 |
| i reported the abuse to the police to stop it and protect my younger brother my parents divorced my brother was safe with my mom and i was told to never return | 0.08% | 1 |
| sexual asault by step father | 0.08% | 1 |
| friend who was spending night with me wanted to | 0.08% | 1 |
| constant mental and verbal abuse by other family members, 4 others against me in all. no protection at any time from anybody. assaulted once by my own so called father. lasted until i graduated grade 12. then started chasing me all over the count | 0.08% | 1 |
| boring being at home | 0.08% | 1 |
| just change | 0.08% | 1 |
| my dad through a 4" paint brush at me and hit me in the head | 0.08% | 1 |
| i was a troubled teenager | 0.08% | 1 |
| my dad threatened to give my dog away so he and i ran away together. | 0.08% | 1 |
| can't remember | 0.08% | 1 |
| left because i wanted a better life than the one i had and wanted to escape from the stress of my surroundings | 0.08% | 1 |
| friends | 0.08% | 1 |
| i was in ina group home. it sucked. i left. a few times actually. i just wanted to be with my family and well, enough sà id. | 0.08% | 1 |
5.
5.
How long were you gone? Didn't go farther than down the street and around the block
6%
•
157 votes
Under half a day
5%
•
120 votes
A full day
4%
•
111 votes
A few days
5%
•
130 votes
A week
2%
•
44 votes
More than a week
4%
•
103 votes
Didn't return
3%
•
65 votes
Not Applicable
1%
•
33 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
•
17 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.26% | 2 | |
| longest for a month, shortest a couple of weeks | 0.13% | 1 |
| went to my aunts house a few blocks away and she called my parents and let them i was there and safe and they left me there a couple of days | 0.13% | 1 |
| a few months | 0.13% | 1 |
| just now starting to talk to my mother after 20 years | 0.13% | 1 |
| 5 minutes | 0.13% | 1 |
| 1 year | 0.13% | 1 |
| a couple of hours | 0.13% | 1 |
| i made it to the end of the drive way and came right back. | 0.13% | 1 |
| happened multiple times | 0.13% | 1 |
| more than a year | 0.13% | 1 |
| 16 years | 0.13% | 1 |
| a couple months | 0.13% | 1 |
| left for 2 years | 0.13% | 1 |
| 9 months | 0.13% | 1 |
| 1 month | 0.13% | 1 |
6.
6.
Looking back, do you think you made the right decision by running away? Yes
13%
•
321 votes
No
14%
•
355 votes
Not Applicable
2%
•
61 votes
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