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The Prince's Trust Macquarie youth index
- Author:
- PRINCE'S TRUST
- Publisher:
- Prince's Trust
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 34p.
- Place of publication:
- London
YouGov runs an annual index of the happiness and wellbeing of young people in the UK on behalf of The Prince’s Trust. This report covers the third year of this study conducted in November 2010 and specifically focuses on tracking the changes in young people’s happiness and confidence over the 3 years. In addition, it explores some significant demographic differences between young people, comparing, with their peers: those not in education, employment or training (NEETs); those without a positive role model of their own gender in their lives; and those with fewer than 5 GCSEs graded A to C. A total of 2,170 16 to 25 year olds took part in this online poll. Of this sample, 340 were not in education, employment or training (NEETs). The results reveal that the Youth Index number is at its lowest point since the study was launched, with the most significant decline in young people’s emotional health. NEETS are considerably less happy across all areas of their lives with increased mental health problems due to unemployment. More than 1 in 4 young people claim that they do not a have a positive role model, and these young people are significantly less happy with all areas of their life. Young people with fewer than 5 GCSEs are twice as likely to feel anxious all or most of the time and to feel down and depressed. In addition, the number of young people who claim to have ever felt suicidal has increased from 1 in 4 to more than 1 in 3.