Published Resources Details Report

Author
Cave, L., Fildes, J., Luckett, G., Wearring, A.
Title
Mission Australia Annual Youth Survey 2015
Imprint
Mission Australia, 2015
ISBN/ISSN
978-0-9874487-7-4
Url
https://www.missionaustralia.com.au/what-we-do/research-evaluation/youth-survey
Description

INCLUDED FOR COMPARISON - DOES NOT INCLUDE CALD SPECIFIC DATA. A survey of Aust. young people. A total of 18,994 young people aged 15-19 years responded to Mission Australia's Youth Survey 2015. Focus on: YP & plans for study and training; Barriers to further employment and education; What young people value; Issues of personal concern; Where young people go for help with important issues; How well do young people's families get along?; Most important issues in Australia today; Activities that young people get involved in; The future. There is a section that focuses only on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander respondents.
As of 2-5-16 literature review the indicators are listed as: Education, Employment, Family relationships, Values, Leisure, Barriers.

Abstract

Mission Australia's 2015 youth survey has revealed that more than half of young people believe there are barriers which will prevent them reaching their goals when they leave school. The focus of the 2015 survey was to uncover what young people perceive to be the main barriers to success. The results revealed that academic ability, financial difficulty and a lack of job opportunities are believed to negatively affect a young person's ability to achieve their goals in life.Alcohol and drugs were found to be an increasing concernYoung people continue to report that coping with stress and school/study problems are top issues of concernJust over one in ten respondents indicated that they saw family responsibilities and physical or mental health as barriers to achieving their study/work goals