Insight UK. Young People (FCO, 2001).pdf

INSIGHT UK

Young People

There are 8.7 million

young people in Britain

between the ages of 13

and 24. This means 15

in every 100 people are

in this age group.

RIGHTS and RESPONSIBILITIES

Age

Rights and responsibilities

a child can be convicted of a criminal offence if they know

they were doing wrong

a person is fully responsible for any crime they commit

and the police can take fingerprints

Who cares for children

aged 13 and older?

• Married couples 71%

• Single parent

families 24%

• Cohabiting couples 5%

a person can buy cigarettes • the age of consent for legal sex (including

homosexual consent in England, Scotland and Wales; age of consent for

homosexual sex in Northern Ireland is 17)

a person can drive a car and pilot an aeroplane

a person can leave home or marry without parental consent •

a person can vote • a person can be tattooed

a person can adopt a child

Three in four British boys

aged between 16 and 24

live in the parental home.

This is true of only three

in five young women in this

age range.

‘Our parents give us enough freedom.

They don’t ask where we’re going when we go

out – as long as it’s in the area. But we have

to be back by nine.’

April (age 14)

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EDUCATION

During school terms one in five

cars on urban roads at 8.50 a.m.

is taking children to school.

‘I’m doing a three-year honours

degree in Chemistry and

Management. It’s an unusual

combination. There’s a great deal

to do as well as course work.

Tomorrow, I’m taking part in a

fancy dress mini-marathon. I think

I’ll dye my hair green for the day.’

Tanbir Jasimuddin (age 19)

At 13 young people are

allowed by law to work

part-time.

Over half of the lessons taught to

people under 16 include 30 or less

pupils.

The National Minimum Wage for

someone between 18 and 21 is

£3.20 an hour.

‘I’m really looking

forward to taking a full

year off between school

and university. I plan to

go to Morocco, through

the St David’s (Africa)

Trust. I’ll get a chance to

learn French and Arabic,

do charitable work in

orphanages and learn

about Moroccan crafts.’

Tim (age 17)

First stop for those leaving school

at 16 is probably a Job Centre – a

source of advice and a launch pad

to training opportunities.

GETTING and

SPENDING

Sources of Income:

Unemployment

rates among

16- to 25-year-olds

are running at

almost double

the overall rate.

Age

Average weekly

pocket money

£3.13

£4.42

£4.58

£6.49

Those going into

higher education:

1985 – one in eight

1999 – one in three

‘I’ve always liked to tinker

with cars, even as a young

girl. I got into vocational

training and now work

with a car testing and

servicing firm. People are

often surprised to see a

girl waving a spanner, but

they soon accept it when

they see a good job done.’

Kim (age 19)

£7.44

£1,050 maximum in

2000/01 – the contribution

expected from full-time

students towards their higher

education tuition charges.

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ENTERTAINMENTS

One in three British teenagers has

a television in their bedroom.

Time spent by young people

aged 13 to 16 doing selected

activities out of school lessons,

1999 (in hours per week)

LANGUAGE

Teen-speak

Meaning

Bad

Good

Boyf

Boy friend

To chill

Relax

To ground

A punishment – person not allowed to go

out with friends

Rank

Unpleasant or nasty

Wicked

Very good

PROBLEMS

‘I want to be a youth

worker. Definitely.

I’ve had my share

of troubles and ran

away from home

twice. I won’t do

it again. I want to

help kids like me

so they don’t have

to go through what

I’ve been through.

My youth worker

has been terrific.’

Gemma (age 14)

The number of children

looked after by local

authorities – 61,000

(1999) – up 11% on 1994.

12 6 4.5 2.5 2 3.5

One in ten calls to Childline – a

24-hour confidential counselling

service – concerned problems with

bullying.

Activities away from

home in last three months

(16- to 24-year-olds)

65 in every 1,000

women between 15

and 19 in England

and Wales fall

pregnant each year.

Pub 82%; meal in fast food

restaurant 77%; disco 68%;

cinema 65%; library 41%; fun fair

27%; museum 21%; theatre 14%.

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FITNESS and

HEALTH

Over half of boys aged between 16

and 18 have taken intense exercise

in five of the last seven days. Three

in ten girls of the same age have

taken an equal amount of exercise.

ATTITUDES and

OPINIONS

Sources

Britain 2001

The Stationery Office (2001)

93% of young

people aged 15–24

think they are good

citizens.

Social Focus On Young People

The Stationery Office (2000)

Social Trends 30/31

The Stationery Office (2000/01)

The Big Turn-Off

Madsen Pirie and Robert Worcester

(Adam Smith Institute - 2000)

People between 16 and 24

have at any time on

average one decayed tooth.

Who do young people

in the UK respect?

The Next Leaders?

Madsen Pirie and Robert Worcester

(Adam Smith Institute - 2000)

Four in ten young men and

six in ten young women eat fruit,

vegetables or salad daily.

The Winners

The Losers

The Young Citizens Passport

1999-2000

The Citizenship Foundation

Young People In Britain

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

(February 1999)

Parents 84%

Clergy 23%

5% of boys and

9% of girls aged

13 are regular

cigarette smokers.

Police 56%

The Royal

Family 15%

Teachers 55%

Members of

Parliament 8%

Mid-1999 UK Population Estimates

National Statistics (August 2000)

16% of boys and 14% of girls aged

13 have drunk alcohol in the last

week.

Being a good citizen

according to 15- to

24-year-olds:

Respecting others 51%

Looking after the environment 41%

Obeying the law

Published by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, London

Telephone: 020 7270 1500 Internet address: www.fco.gov.uk/

Details of other FCO publications are available from

www.informationfrombritain.com

A third of men and

one in five women aged

between 16 and 24

have taken an illegal

drug in the last year.

40%

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Being a good parent

26%

April 2001 Order No: 1041

Being a good neighbour

22%

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