Survey

Survey

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  How do youcope with making a living? We would like to understand how young people cope in different ways with trying to make a living across Europe. The first section focuses on understanding the basic living situation of young people. Basic living situation So that we can understand how different types of people make a living, we would like to explore young people's basic living situation. What is your highest level of education? Circle the appropriate level: Post doctorate / Masters / Degree / High school qualification / No qualification Which city/town do you live in? Who do you live with? *Select one of the options below With friends With my partner With my parents / relatives With my children On my own Other: What is your work situation? *Select one or more options below Full time work Have two or more jobs Part time work Temporary work Student Full time carer/parent Never had a job Made redundant Unemployed Other: When did you start working? Circle the appropriate time: Less than 1 year ago / 1-3 years ago / 3-5 years ago / Over 5 years ago How old are you? Circle the appropriate age: 18-21 / 21-24 / 24-27 / 27-30 / 30-33
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  Expectations This section will explore how young people feel they have achieved and what they expect of the future. Have you achieved any of the following? *Select all the relevant options below Got a degree Got a stable job Got my own house Got married Got children How important is achieving each of these are to you? *1= not important at all & 5= very important 1 2 3 4 5 Got a degree Got a stable job Got my own house Got married Got children What the five things that you would like to achieve in your life before 40? *Describe each of these briefly and then rate how important each of these are to you? (1= not important at all & 5=very important) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Why are these important for you to achieve? *Describe briefly based on the answers to the questions above 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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  Emotions This section explores how young people cope emotionally with making a living. How do you cope emotionally with your work situation to make a living? *Select all relevant options Look for every opportunity to improve my work situation Get inspired by others making a successful living Try & understand my work situation Lower my expectations about my career Feel scared of what to do Feel overwhelmed Don't deal with it Give up work Blame myself Blame others Feel excluded from society Other: What makes you feel that way? *Describe briefly based on your answers from the question above How much do you think your work situation is also experienced by other people? *Select one of the options Circle the most appropriate: Not at all / Not very / Somewhat / Mostly / Very much How much do you think other people around you understand your work situation? *Select one of the options Circle the most appropriate: Not at all / Not very well / Somewhat / Well / Very Well
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  Support The next section explores how young people cope practically to make a living and what support they look for. How do you cope practically with making a living? *Select all relevant options Look for a job Learn new skills Go back to university to develop new skills Look to borrow money Ask people for advice on what to do Try and negotiate cheaper rent / bills Campaign on issues affecting my work situation Join a trade union to help defend me in the work place Ask a friend to share skills Look for ways to make money Look for ways to save money Other: What types of support to help you cope with making a living have you used? *Select all relevant options Local council Jobcentre State benefits Charities or NGOs Family Friends School or university friends Colleagues Neighbours Online social networks Online support groups Local support groups Community centres Youth clubs Other: How have you used the types of support you ticked in the question above? * Describe how you've used each type of support
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  How important doyou think each of these types of support are to helping young people in precarious / difficult work situations make a living? *1 = not important at all & 5 = very important 1 2 3 4 5 Local council Jobcentre State benefits Charities or NGOs Family Friends School or university friends Colleagues Neighbours Online social networks Online support groups Local support groups Community centres Youth clubs Other
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  Attitudes This section explores the effect of the young people's work situation on their attitudes on different aspects of society. How does your work situation affect your attitude on the following areas? Describe briefly on each below Your relationships with others Your neighbourhood Your city Public services Politics Society Europe
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  What people /organisations would you recommend we interview to understand better how young people cope with trying to make a living? Please leave us your email address so we can send you your self assessment *Please note your email will only be used by European Alternatives (www.euroalter.com)