media, peers and classmates, and family and relatives. The information sources used the least by young Germans are radio and television, and messaging apps.
Figure 17: Summary overview of overall usefulness of information sources, among German youth.
Note: Sum of "Very useful" and "Useful" options is used as the indicator of the overall usefulness. The question read “How would you rate the usefulness of receiving information about mobility opportunities from the following sources?”.
German young people rate usefulness of the following information sources the same as their counterparts from other countries: Only 40% of respondents consider radio or television as useful, while about 87% evaluate family and peers as useful. 91% rate school or university events and services as practical as well as videos. Some of the information sources are rated very similarly by the German youth and their peers from other countries, such as videos (about 91% of the Germans and 85% of their European peers rate as useful), stands or presentations at fairs or events (about 80% rate them as useful compared with about 81% among their international peers), social media (about 88% of the Germans agreed in contrast to 92% on European level), peers or classmates (about 88% agreement rate compared to 83% on European level), online seminars or webinars (about 64% of respondents consider it useful versus about 71% of peers abroad.), and emails with updates or e-newsletters (about 66% rate as overall useful in comparison with about 74% in their peers from other countries). Some of the information sources are rated as more useful by German youth next to their peers from other European countries. 73% of the Germans and 60% of their peers evaluate flyers and posters as useful, while 47% of the German respondents and 34% of the European ones rate magazines or newspapers as helpful. 87% of the Germans and 76% of their peers would consider family and relatives as a helpful source. There are two sources of information which are rated by German youth as significantly less useful, compared to their counterparts from other countries (see Figure 18). These are messaging apps (only about 31% value them as useful compared to about 58% on the European level), and mobility advisors or counsellors (about 58% rate as overall useful in contrast to about 75% in their peers from other countries).
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