Labour Force Survey (1999), 12.3% aged 15-24 were
unemployed compared with only 4.9% of people over 25
Baron and Norris, Young people more likely to
be found in the secondary labour market
Institute for Public Policy Research, Are still 868,000 out of
work 16-24 year olds and 247,000 have been looking for over
a year
Income and Wealth
Gramsci, youth do not question their exploitation
through the labour market. Accepting things like
zero-hours contracts
The Guardian (2007), more likely to be unemployed
and have lower incomes, 1 million jobs for young
people lost since 2007
End Child Poverty (2013), 3.5 million children living in poverty in
Uk. Almost 63% of them live in a family where someone works
Social Mobility
Observer (2014)
Median Pay of 22-29 year olds £9.73
an hour 10% lower than in 2006
Proportion of 18 to 24 year olds in work fell from
65% at start of 2007 to 56% at the end of 2012
Guardian 2012, Under 25's at least twice as likely
to have experienced prejudice
Health
National Statistics.gov.uk, 6 in 10
diagnosed with chlamydia are aged 16-24
Sir Michael Marmot, life expectancy for women and death rates among the
under 5's are worse in the UK compared to the rest of Europe
Barnardos 2000, 1/5 children and teenagers experience psychological problems.
Ill health among children is rising, with particularly respiratory disease and
emotional problems
Crime
Hough and Roberts (2004), Public perception of the extent of youth crime
is far greater than the truth. 42% believed all crime was by the young but
it was only 10-20%
ONS, risk of being a victim of murder or manslaughter
in 2007/08 was highest for men aged 16 and 20.
Child abuse and elderly abuse among those crimes most
likely to be hidden from official statistics (dark figure of crime)
Media
Griffin, media portrays youths as a social problem in 3 ways;
dysfunctional, suffering a deficit and deviant