MYA Census 2017 Question 14. What do you think is the most important issue in Australia today?
MY Australia Census 2017
Summary
This question asks the participants to identify the most important issue that they think faces Australia. The question allows a comparison between the priorities of multicultural youth with the wider population of Australian young people.
Details
Response Options: An open-ended response format is used allowing for a range of answers.
Response: 1,564 respondents answered this question.
Results: The top 3 issues that emerged were 1) diversity and discrimination; 2) education and 3) jobs and employment. These issues contrast with the top 3 issues identified by the Mission Australia (2017) survey of young Australian: alcohol and drugs (28.7%), equity and discrimination (27%), and mental health (20.6%).
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Created: 22 August 2017, Last modified: 18 October 2019