MYA Census 2017 Question 53. Over the past year have you had difficulty meeting the following costs? (Mark ALL that apply)
MY Australia Census 2017
Summary
This question examines participants' levels of financial stress and their ability to meet a range of living costs.
Details
Response Options: There were 9 response options for this question including: 1) food, 2) rent or mortgage payments, 3) house bills (power, rates, water), 4) other bills (mobile phone, internet bills), 5) transport costs (car registration, public transport), 6) supporting family, 7) health costs, 8) study costs, and 9) none of the above. There was also a 'other (please specify)' option to allow answers beyond the available response options.
Response: 1,500 respondents answered this question.
Results: Multicultural young people reported experiencing a variety of forms of financial stress over the past year. Around one-fifth (20.7%) had trouble meeting transport costs, study costs (20.6%) or phone/internet bills (19.2%). More than one-in-ten stated they had difficulty keeping up with house bills (16.7%), food costs (15.8%) and rent or mortgage payments (15.6%).
Below is a breakdown of the responses:
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Created: 22 August 2017, Last modified: 18 October 2019