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"Non-engaged" young people in Hong Kong: Key statistics and observations
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Shek, Daniel T. L. Lee, Britta M. |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | This paper reports the key statistics and observations regarding "non-engaged" adolescents in Hong Kong, where "non-engaged" adolescents refer to unemployed young people and adolescents who do not pursue any further studies in the 15-24 year age bracket. Several phenomena could be highlighted from the available statistics on non-engaged young people in Hong Kong. First, there was a rise in adolescent unemployment figures, particularly in the 1990s. Second, youth unemployment rates for adolescents aged 15-24 years were higher than the overall unemployment rates for the general population. Third, while youth unemployment rates in Hong Kong were lower than those reported in some English-speaking countries, the figures were higher than those reported in Mainland China. Fourth, some demographic correlates of youth non-engagement were found: a) unemployment rates were relatively higher in younger adolescents than in older adolescents; b) the sex ratios (number of males per 1,000 females) in non-engaged young people were higher than those of young people in the general population; c) the educational attainment of non-engaged young people was lower than that of the same age group in the general population; d) new arrival status was not related to youth non-engagement. Fifth, some family correlates were also observed: a) compared with adolescents who were not non-engaged youths, there was higher proportion of non-engaged youths living with one parent; b) the educational attainment of parents of non-engaged youths and the family income of their families were lower than those of households without non-engaged youths. |
| Related Links | http://www.degruyter.com/downloadpdf/j/ijamh.2004.16.2/ijamh.2004.16.2.145/ijamh.2004.16.2.145.xml |
| Ending Page | 164 |
| Page Count | 20 |
| Starting Page | 145 |
| ISSN | 21910278 |
| DOI | 10.1515/ijamh.2004.16.2.145 |
| Journal | International journal of adolescent medicine and health |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 16 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH |
| Publisher Date | 2004-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health Social Work Youths Young People Hong Kong Unemployment Rates Engaged Adolescents Who Enǵaǵed Journal: International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, Vol- 16, Issue- 1 |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health |
