Young Europeans, a survey among young people aged between 15-30 in the European Union Print E-mail

The European Commission (Directorate General for "Education and Culture", "Youth" Unit) conducted a series of surveys.The Young Europeans on young adults aged 15 to 24 in 1982, 1987, 1990, 1997 and 2001 as part of the Eurobarometer Special Surveys. The current Flash Eurobarometer follows up on these earlier surveys, but is different from the previous surveys in various ways. The current survey.Youth survey among people aged between 15-30 years of age, in the 27 Member States.

(Flash Eurobarometer 202) covers more countries than the previous surveys. The survey is also conducted by telephone interviewing instead of face-to-face interviewing and the target group is extended to young Europeans aged 15 to 30 years.

The survey deals with the following aspects of young Europeans life:

  • The meaning and the future of the EU
  • Leisure activities and membership of organisations
  • Citizenship of the EU
  • Political participation in society
  • Employment and unemployment
  • Autonomy and financial resources

The surveys fieldwork was carried out between the 30th of January 2007 and 4th of February 2007. Over 19 000 randomly selected citizens aged between 15 and 30 years were interviewed in the 27 Member States of the EU. The survey was carried out by telephone, with WebCATI (web-based computer assisted telephone interviewing).

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