The Prince's Trust youth Index 2013 - impact of the recession

This statistic shows four measures of the impact of the recession on young people's working lives in the United Kingdom. The figures are taken from the Prince's Trust Youth Index 2013. The majority of young people in the survey said they feel disillusioned by the state of the current jobs market while 27 percent stated that they believe their prospects have been permanently damaged by the recession.

United Kingdom (UK): the Prince’s Trust Youth Index 2013 - impact of the recession on young people's working lives

Characteristic	Percentage of young people
People who feel disillusioned by the state of the current jobs market	51%
People who believe the recession has set them back in their career	43%
People who believe their prospects have been permanently damaged by the recession	27%
People who believe their ambitions have been put on hold due to the recession	25%

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Release date

January 2013

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

29 October 2012 to 8 November 2012

Number of respondents

2,136 (of which 289 NEET)

Age group

16-25

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The data has been weighted according to age, gender and region to be representative of all UK 16 to 25 year-olds.

Percentages do not sum to 100 as participants can be included in more than one category.

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