NDLI: Where are We with Young People’s Wellbeing? Evidence from Nigerian Demographic and Health Surveys 2003

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Author	Ushie, Boniface Ayanbekongshie Udoh, Ekerette Emmanuel
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Young people aged 15–24 years constitute a huge proportion of Nigeria’s population and have enormous potential for socio-economic development. However, the fulfillment of that potential is dependent on how society meets their present needs and aspirations. We examined the evidence from 2003 to 2013 to establish whether there has been improvement in social conditions and opportunities for young people in Nigeria. We used the 2003, 2008 and 2013 Nigerian DHS data to estimate young people’s wellbeing. Indicators of wellbeing were: unemployment rate, uneducated and unemployed young people, literacy rate; support for schooling, young people not graduating secondary school on time, young people in households where either parent lacks secondary education, teenage pregnancy and young people not covered by health insurance. We used bi-variate statistics and logistic regression to highlight determinants of wellbeing. Unemployment rate increased from 57.0 % in 2008 to 59.2 % in 2013 while the proportion of those who were both uneducated and unemployed was 12.6 % in 2013 (vs. 13.0 and 14.1 % in 2003 and 2008, respectively). Only 0.6 and 0.5 % of young people received support for schooling in 2008 and 2013, respectively. Literacy rate increased from 50.9 % (measured for only women) in 2003 to 71.0 % in 2013. Nearly all young people were not covered by health insurance. There is improvement in young people’s wellbeing during the under considered, although progress is still unsatisfactory, with more efforts required.
Starting Page	803
Ending Page	833
Page Count	31
File Format	PDF
ISSN	03038300
Journal	Social Indicators Research
Volume Number	129
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15730921
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2015-10-08
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Young people Youth Wellbeing Support for schooling Teenage pregnancy Health insurance Literacy rate Socio-economic status Demographic and health survey Nigeria Sociology Quality of Life Research Microeconomics Public Health Human Geography
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Arts and Humanities Developmental and Educational Psychology

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