This report summarizes some of the major findings of the 1993 Iowa Youth Survey, which examined the attitudes and behaviors of 14,400 Iowa students in grades 6-12 in 72 school districts. It lists the percentage of Iowa youth with various internal and external assets (such as educational aspiration, achievement motivation, self-esteem, and prosocial behavior) and deficits (such as a disruptive school environment, alcohol use, abuse, and poverty). The report also lists the percentage of Iowa youth who exhibit various at-risk behaviors, such as frequent fighting, alcohol use, depression, and tobacco use, and patterns of co-occurrence among at-risk behaviors, and discusses the relationship between deficits and at-risk behavior. The dynamics of prevention, the exercise of prosocial behaviors, strategies for improvement in community services for children and youth, and recommendations for families, for educators, for youth organizations, and for youth themselves, are also addressed in a tabular format. A community Strengths Checklist suggests how families, schools, community organizations, and teenagers can contribute to positive youth development. (MDM)