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- The Credit Suisse Youth Barometer shows that 16-25 year olds in Switzerland, the United States, Singapore and Brazil are less optimistic about the future.
- Compared to 2018, when more than 60 percent of young Swiss were optimistic, only one in two describe themselves as “pretty confident.” In the United States, Singapore and Brazil there are even fewer.
- The biggest concern of young people aged 16 to 25 in Switzerland is the provision of services for old age. The corona pandemic and environmental and climate protection are also causing them concern.
The young people questioned would like changes, but they are far from total opposition.
Especially in the crisis of the crown, they have been constructive and supportive for generations. And especially in Switzerland, most of the guys are behind the measures taken by Corona.
The results show that young people have a pragmatic view of how to deal with the crown crisis and fundamental criticisms of the system are not widespread.
Strong leaders in demand
According to young people, the lack of masks and medicines in the initial phase of the pandemic has also made global dependencies visible. In all four countries, 16 to 25 year olds expect greater national self-reliance in the future.
Young people in Switzerland, the US, Brazil and Singapore want leaders who can, if necessary, implement measures against resistance.
Pension concern: particularly prevalent in Switzerland
The issue that most concerns young people in Switzerland is provision for old age; The current health crisis has intensified the pressure to reform there from a youth perspective. Every second respondent mentions this problem.
In the four countries surveyed, only a minority of children are confident that they will be able to live comfortably into their retirement years. Young people in Switzerland, where the social system is relatively well developed, are the most insecure when it comes to security in old age.
According to the study authors, this is due, among other things, to the fact that the issue has a high political load through repeated failed reform attempts. Furthermore, the “pressure of the problem on other issues, especially economic ones, is relatively low.”
Ambivalent towards social media
While young Americans, along with Corona, are concerned about crime and xenophobia, young Brazilians and Singaporeans, beyond the pandemic, are concerned about the economy and the economy.
In the four countries examined, young people also count fake news among the five biggest problems in their country. This is remarkable inasmuch as young people are simultaneously giving increasing importance to social media. Media: Millennials are well aware of the dangers of digital sharing.
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Millennials: more concerned but more engaged
Today’s 16-25 year olds have lost the confidence of Generation Y. Only more than half of Swiss youth describe themselves as “quite confident” in their own future; in 2018, it was over 60 percent. In the United States, Singapore and Brazil, the number of optimists among young people is even lower.
Yet millennials are in charge. The proportion of young people who consider political commitment important has clearly increased over two years. Specifically, children want to be more and more active for the environment and climate protection and gender equality.
