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Making Sense of
the Complicated
Highlights of the 2015 National Youth Assessment
Study
Perci Cendaña
Commissioner, National Youth Commission
Mandate
conditions
perceptions
RA 8044 NYC NYAS attitudes
behaviors

NYAS
2015
Philippine Youth
Development Plan
2017-2022
PH youth
15 17 18 24 25 30

Youth Core Young


Children Youth Adult
Sub-sectors

YOUTH

Working
NYAS 2015

Respondents Filipino citizens, 15-30 years old

Sample Size 2,762 survey respondents

Nationwide urban-rural
Survey Area households with representation
of each region
Combination of personal
Methodology interviews, sealed envelope
questionnaires and FGDs
Demographics 21
average age

Living in household with monthly


income of less than Php 10,00 House
75.5% of rural youth Ownership

67.9% of urban youth 86.5%


Rural
76.6% of OSY

76.1% of unemployed 74.6%


Urban
63.9% of employed
Demographics
reported they
77.6%
were single
14.8%
13.8% were married of the total
households are 4Ps
currently beneficiaries
5.72%
cohabiting
0.5% separated

0.1% widowed
indicated they
24.6%
have children
32.6% Demographics
belong to households in
which only the father is
employed Among 15 to 24 years old:

4.7% 24.2% are OSY


only mother is employed
51.5% are ISY
24.2% 25.8% are working
both parents employed
are
23.2%
unemployed
10.6%
are with special
both parents 9.4%
needs
unemployed
Education
Among In-School Youth:
63.2%
of ISY study
their subjects
Among 15- 2.2% are self-supporting outside of
24 years class hours
old:
5.6% have part-time employment
51.5%
are in have financial aid as primary source
4.8%
school of fund for school
are looking for work and 1 out 3 of
24.2% 15.2% them do so because they want
are OSY additional income.
Education Educational Attainment of
Out-of-School Youth

18% have reached college

43.3% have completed high school

6% completed elementary
received NO FORMAL
3.6%
SCHOOLING

65.3%
of the working youth who are not studying
have NOT graduated from college
Education

65% Agreed that


of those no longer studying want formal education
to go back to school is important in
getting a job

91.5%
of ISY
64.3%
are satisfied with the quality of 87.4%
education in the country of OSY
Employment
EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS:
PHILHEALTH
7.4% 52.8% with permanent employment
of youth-
children are 67.9% with contractual employment
working
SSS/GSIS
58%
of working youth 47.2% with permanent employment
have full-time 34% with contractual employment
jobs
PAGIBIG
33.8% 38.8% with permanent employment
work in part-
time 21% with contractual employment
employment
Employment Believe the
MONTHLY government is
INCOME doing enough to
provide means for
72%
of OSY believe
54.7% gainful
have monthly employment
there are enough
opportunities for personal income
gainful below Php 10,000 60.7%
employment of unemployed
youth
14.3%
have incomes which
are Php 10,000 to 62.7%
24,999 of employed
youth
Employment 28% JOB HUNTING
of working youth 35%
are seeking of OSY are looking for a
ANOTHER JOB job
because they
want additional Those OSY who are not
income seeking for work:
(47.3%)
17.5%
have no interest working
at the moment

19%
find it difficult to look for
one
Employment
JOB SECURITY AND
PROMOTION:

Among employed youth: 47%


of working youth agree
that JOB SECURITY is
49.6% prefer to work abroad NOT IMPORTANT
when considering
plan to work abroad in employment
41.3%
the in the next 12 months

plan to work abroad in 80%


50% of working youth believe
the next 5 years
that salary increase is
better than a promotion
Health 87.8%
did not contract any ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE
diseases in the past 12 USE:
months

4.5%
of responsdents
YOUTH SMOKING
answered in the
affirmative when asked if
21% of young people smoke they have tried illegal
substance
of ISY smoke,
13%
average 4 sticks/ day
of OSY smoke,
25%
average 8 sticks/ day
Health SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

31% of single youth have engaged in sex

31% of youth wants to use birth control

stated birth control methods are not


67%
available in their area
of those who have NO access to birth
43% control in their area said they want
access to services

52% are familiar with HIV AIDS


Health

Current Sources of
Information on Sex Sex Outside of Marriage

41% school of single youth agree that


31%
sex outside of marriage is ok
19% internet
35% among married youth agree
9% TV
among cohabiting youth
46%
9% peers agree

5% household
health
5%
centers
Health
MENTAL HEALTH
have thought at least once that life was not
26%
worth living
have considered taking their life, engaged in
14%
steps to push through with it
have experienced extreme emotional
20%
distress
Considered taking one's life to end
one's problems 78%
24.5 agree there is nothing
child-youth wrong with seeking
%
20.2 professional
core youth counseling for mental
%
problems
20.2
young adult
%
Participation 85%
stated that youth
involvement is
crucial in disaster
ORGANIZATIONAL INVOLVEMENT and emergency
relief
are NOT members of any
69.8%
organization
69%
of OSY are members of youth actively participate
12%
organization in environment-
attend programs or activities related activities
42% arranged by their own or
other organizations
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
Participation

agreed political participation is


78%
important.

expressed interest in social or


59%
political issues
have tried to influence policies
54% on issues they feel strongly
about
of registered voters did not
32% vote in the elections before
May 2016
Participation

82%
of respondents
knew their 70%
MAYOR of ISY agreed that educational
attainment should be a
deciding factor when electing
51%
officials
of respondents
knew their
REPRESENTATIVE
GENERAL

33%
said being attracted to the same sex is ok
69.3%
believe that
corruption in 11.7%
unavoidable reported that they were hurt physically by
another person

90% 1 out of 2
are proud of is satisfied with state of governance in the
being Filipino country
GENERAL 15.2% of ISY have access to internet at home

14.3% have access to external internet

48.7% engaged in computer gaming


said social media takes up most of their
34%
time
AGREED that social media is an obtained news from
effective way of expressing thoughts internet
73.5% child-youth 55%
urban youth
74.5% core youth
46.7%
rural youth
72.8% young adult
RED
FLAGS have thought at least once that life
26%
was not worth living
have considerd taking their life,
14% engaged in steps to push through
with it

ILLEGAL SUBSTANCE
USE:
Almost half are not fully
aware about HIV AIDS
and STIs 4.5%
have used any form of
illegal substance
RED 70%
FLAGS are not members of Almost half of
youth organizations. working youth agree
that job security is
NOT important
More than half do NOT when considering
receive employment employment.
benefits.

stated birth control methods are not


67%
available in their area
RED
FLAGS

50%
of working youth prefer
to go abroad
69.3%
believe that
corruption in
1 out of 2 unavoidable
is NOT satisfied with
state of governance in the
country
WINDOWS 78% agreed political participation is important.

65%
of those no longer 90%
studying want to go back are proud of being Filipino
to school

85% 78%
agree there is nothing wrong with
believe agriculture is a
seeking professional counseling for
viable means of livelihood.
mental problems

31% of youth wants to use birth control

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