ERIC Number: ED600856
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Nov-1
Pages: 25
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ISBN: 978-0-6603-2914-7
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A Profile of Youth Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET) in Canada, 2015 to 2017. Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series
Davidson, Jordan; Arim, Rubab
Statistics Canada
Reducing the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) is one of the targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 8. This has become an important indicator that is monitored by many countries and international organizations since youth NEET are prone to long-term economic and social difficulties. Although Canada-centric studies on youth NEET exist, they tend to focus on sociodemographic characteristics and on educational and employment outcomes. This report aims to expand the information on Canadian youth NEET by examining various sociodemographic and psychosocial characteristics. It also aims to explore whether different subgroups of youth NEET experience similar psychosocial characteristics. This study is based on data from three recent Canadian Community Health Survey cycles (2015 to 2017). This study indicated various sociodemographic and psychosocial differences between Canadian youth NEET and non-NEET, and also highlighted the diversity among different youth NEET subgroups. Future research should continue to identify risk and protective factors related to NEET status by distinguishing among the subgroups of this population.
Descriptors: Out of School Youth, Foreign Countries, Unemployment, At Risk Persons, Young Adults, Child Caregivers, Age Differences, Family Income, Educational Attainment, Physical Health, Mental Health, Physical Activity Level, Emotional Disturbances, Anxiety, Suicide, Smoking, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, Life Satisfaction, Gender Differences, Self Concept, Well Being, Tables (Data)
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Statistics Canada
Identifiers - Location: Canada
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