Society, culture and community
How happy are you most of the time?
Most young women in this age range are happy:
84%, of which one fifth (19%) are ‘very happy’ and two thirds (65%)
are ‘quite happy’. Only 12% say that they are ‘not very happy’ and
2% are ‘not at all happy’.
Government cutbacks
Young women in this age range feel strongly that funding for the
NHS should not be cut at all (chosen by 83%). Education also scored
highly, with 78% saying that it should not be cut at all. Around
half (47%) of 16- to 21-year-olds think that activities for young
people should not be cut, although 42% think they should be cut a
bit. A third (35%) think that unemployment benefits should be cut a
lot or completely and a fifth (21%) think that overseas aid should
be cut a lot.
Which of these are true about where you
live?
Just over half (53%) of 16- to 21-year-olds
say that they feel safe in their local area. Fewer than half
know their neighbours by name (45%) or think that this country is a
good place to live and grow up (41%). A third (33%) have done
something to help a neighbour in the past year but only a fifth
(19%) feel part of their local community.