A socio-economic analysis of youth disconnectedness

Arbeitspapier

Disconnectedness among youth can have several dimensions. From a socio-economic viewpoint, failure in school, unemployment and the lack of an intimate relationship are among the most important ones. In our samples from SOEP youth questionnaires, approximately 13% of young people in Germany between the ages of 17 and 19 are disconnected. The percentage of disconnected youths has been on the rise since 2001. There is evidence that an adverse family background is the most important variable for being disconnected in young adulthood. Macroeconomic factors also contribute to disconnectedness. Recessions are followed by increases in the number of disconnected youth.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 4855

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Neuroeconomics ; Health Behavior ; Analysis of Education ; Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
• Thema: Disconnected youth ; unemployment ; school failure ; life adversity ; Jugendliche ; Soziale Integration ; Bildungsverhalten ; Familiensoziologie ; Deutschland

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Pfeiffer, Friedhelm ; Seiberlich, Ruben R.
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (wo): Bonn
• (wann): 2010

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/36932
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ