Annex 1 – Survey participant backgrounds
Encouraging UK-German Youth Exchanges
Participants were asked to rate subjective financial wellbeing on a five-point Likert scale. Participants who identified that they were living with parent(s), guardian(s) or familiy member(s) (59.0%, n=136 UK, 388 DE) were asked about their family’s financial wellbeing. Participants who identified that they were living independently or living at university (41.0%, n=60 UK, 304 DE) were asked about their own financial wellbeing. Combining the two measures, 10.4%-valid (n=14 UK, 76 DE) of participants identified the financial circumstances they were living in as bad or very bad (i.e., the weaker financial circumstances group). 89.6%-valid (n=166 UK, 613 DE) identified the financial circumstances they were living in as average or above (i.e., the stronger financial circumstances group)
Table A2 Residence of youth survey participants compared to general population (UK) Survey sample
General population 27
UK nation
n
Valid %
%
England
137
69.5
83.9
Northern Ireland
20
10.2
2.9
Table A4 Past experiences of youth exchanges
Scotland
23
11.7
8.4
Wales
17
8.6
4.8
DE (n=706)
UK (n=197)
Total (n=903)
Total
197
100.0
100.0
n
Valid % n
Valid % n
Valid %
Within Germany, a higher proportion of survey respondents were not in education, employment, or training (NEET) than within the general population, where 8.4% 28 16–29-year-olds were NEET during the closest comparable time period. Within the UK there were fewer NEET participants within the sample than the general population rate of 11.6% 29 .
No past involvement
416
58.9
103
52.3
519
42.5
UK-German exchange*
56
7.9
77
39.1
133
14.7
Exchange with other country*
259
36.7
25
12.7
284
31.5
* Both answers possible
Table A3 Education and employment status of youth survey respondents DE Valid %
Participants in the weaker financial circumstances group were significantly less likely to have had involvement with youth exchanges when compared to participants who were in stronger financial circumstances 30 .
UK Valid %
Total Valid %
Educational status
(n=685)
(n=193)
(n=878)
In full-time education or training
71.4
61.1
69.1
In part-time education or training
2.3
6.7
3.3
Not currently in education
26.3
32.5
27.6
Employment status
(n=673)
(n=193)
(n=867)
In full-time work or employment
22.3
24.7
22.8
In part-time work or employment
31.4
42.3
33.8
Not working or employed
46.4
32.5
43.4
NEET / EET Status
(n=689)
(n=193)
(n=882)
In education or employment
87.1
95.9
89.0
Not in education or employment
12.9
4.1
11.0
27 Based on comparison to Office of National Statistics Population estimates for the UK, England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland: mid-2021 28 2023 Q1 data from Eurostat, “Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET), by sex and age – quarterly data”, last accessed 31/07/2023 29 2023 Q1 data from Office of National Statistics “ Young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), UK: August 2023”, last accessed 02/10/2023
30 X 2 (1 df, n=869) = 5.504, p=0.019
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