Prevalence of obesity among adults aged 20 and over, by sex and age. Young arabs see the arab spring and the rise of isis as the two most. In last weeks annual arab youth survey, young arabs were represented as valuing stability more than democracy. Ncds global schoolbased student health survey gshs. Across the 16 countries covered by the arab youth survey, 62% of young arabs those aged 18. Balancing economic, social and environmental sdgs in asiapacific 48 box 15. The arab youth survey 2017 is dedicated to the arab worlds 200 million youth special thanks to. The findings are from the ninth annual arab youth survey, which interviewed 3,500 arab nationals aged 18 to 24 from 16 countries. The annual arab youth survey showed a 12point rise in the number of.
The michigan behavioral risk factor surveillance system mibrfss is composed of annual, statelevel telephone surveys of michigan residents, aged 18 years and older. The arab youth survey is an annual initiative of asdaa bursonmarsteller, the middle easts leading public relations consultancy. This is the 10th arab youth survey, which involves face to face interviews with 3,500 young people between the ages of 18 and 24, in 16 countries. Arab youth survey suggests unemployment drives terrorism. The number of twitter users fell by 17% in this time. With high standards of womens emancipation, an educated population, and a strong middle class, tunisia is the only arab spring country to create a democratic constitutional order on the basis of consultation, political compromise, and citizen participation. The seventh edition of the survey was developed to provide reliable data and insights into the attitudes and aspirations of the regions 200 millionstrong youth population with the aim of informing policy. Sunnishia relations, nearly half 47 per cent of young arabs believe that relations. Arab youth survey shows favor for gender equality and religious moderation. Gendering youth empowerment in arab mediterranean countries. This arab youth survey highlights the dangers of desperation. Ays 18 white paper english 020518 k arab youth survey. Unsurprisingly, the annual arab youth survey 2016, conducted in 16 countries of the region, reveals that the lack of jobs and opportunities is perceived as the number one issue that drives young men and women to. Asdaa bursonmarstellers 9th arab youth survey wins best campaign in middle east africa at prweek global awards.
Apr 07, 2020 the statistic shows the demographic structure of the population in the abu dhabi emirate as of mid 2016, broken down by age group and citizenship. The us, by contrast, dropped to 17 per cent, from 25 per cent a year ago. This is the fourth iteration of the survey, including 2008, 2012, and 2014. Some 78 percent of youths think isis has become weaker over the past year, and confidence in their governments ability to deal with isis was at 68 percent up 10 percent from 2017. Unemployment is driving young arabs into the hands of islamic state, says survey. Jan 19, 2016 the world employment and social outlook is the ilos flagship report on world of work issues. This instability is the result of ongoing conflicts and tensions, and a variety of political tensions and divisions. Survey of economic and social developments in the arab region. Arab millennials articulation of identity in cyberspace. National library of south africa, pretoria division. The asdaa burstonmarsteller arab youth survey, now in its 10th year, is the largest sample of public opinion among young people the biggest demographic in the middle east and north africa. Department of health and human services centers for disease control and prevention. For 11 years, our annual survey has presented evidencebased insights into the attitudes of arab youth, providing public and private sector organisations with data and. Based on mixed method research the data collection is composed of two primary sources.
Arab youth turns to russia as us influence wanes financial times. Interesting findings by asdaa bursonmarsteller in their annual arab youth survey 2017 1. Indeed, the policy response to the 2016 arab human development report, which focused on youth, was remarkably weak. The national and khaleej times have produced no fewer than 17. Stability is relatively easy to define in the context of the continuing upheavals. Share of leading study majors among arab youth in the middle east and north africa in 2016 statista. A new survey of young peoples attitudes in 16 arab countries has just been released, and it offers two significant and related insights about them and us. Jordan, iraq, lebanon, palestine and yemen north africa. Arab youth survey shows favor for gender equality and. Arab youth survey 2016 presentation linkedin slideshare. Data used for this report was sourced between december 29, 2015 to december 30, 2016 and final data was computed on 30th december, 2016.
Leading study majors among arab youth mena 2016 published by statista. Results from the school health policies and practices. Arab political parties and the dual challenge of trust. Asdaa bursonmarstellers survey conducted 3,500 facetoface interviews from january 11 to february 22, 2016, with arab men and women between the ages of 18 to 24 to explore attitudes among arab youth in 16 countries in the middle east and north africa. Indepth results from the 8th annual asdaa bursonmarsteller arab youth survey, including survey highlights and a white paper in arabic and english, are available on. Results from the school health policies and practices study 2016 u. The 2016 annual ghana social media report cliqafrica. Analyzing the 2016 arab youth survey public diplomacy asp. Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the united states. Some experts say that the survey should not be taken too literally. Cole 2014 notes that analysts have missed the more important, longerterm story of a generational shift in values, attitudes, and mobilizing tactics. This weeks release of the 2016 asdaa bursonmarsteller arab youth survey raises a number of concerns about us policy towards the middle east.
It calls on arab states to invest in their youth, and to empower them to engage in development processes. The interviews were completed in arabic and english. Cdc and the food and drug administration fda analyzed data from the 2011 2016 national youth tobacco surveys nyts to determine recent patterns of current past. Survey, including survey highlights and a white paper in arabic and english, are available on. According to the 11th annual asdaa bcw arab youth survey, not only do arab youth rank unemployment as the secondmost dominant economic issue facing the middle east, but 7 out of 10 believe it is their governments responsibility to provide jobs. Regional cooperation and protection of migrant workers 50 box 16. Satellite television has continued to add global or transnational alternatives to national viewing options for many audiences.
Arab public opinion and us presidential elections 2016 november 1, 2016 arab center washington dc acw conducted a public opinion survey in the arab world in cooperation with the arab center for research and policy studies acrps based in doha, qatar. Digital is growing faster in the middle east than anywhere else in the world, simon kemp, founder of kepios, told. The arab youth survey ays has become essential reading for public and private organisations, who now have comprehensive data and analysis from which to make informed decisions thanks to asdaa. Simulated probabilities of 1217yearolds attending school and reaching secondary. National, ages 15 who agestandardized estimated prevalence of smoking among those aged 15 years or more. Youthspeak global report 2016 by aiesec international issuu. The survey is the largest of its kind of the regions youth and covers five of the gulf cooperation council states bahrain, kuwait, oman, saudi arabia and the uae, north africa algeria, egypt, libya, morocco, and tunisia, the levant iraq, jordan, lebanon and palestine and yemen. Youth and the prospects for human development in a. Analyzing the 2016 arab youth survey public diplomacy. Youth and the prospects for human development in a changing reality strongly echoes this assertion.
The 2016 asdaa bursonmarsteller arab youth survey reported that 77% of arab. In our latest arab pulse blog, abdulwahab kayyali, phd examines the level of trust in political parties among arab citizens and explores the possible explanations for diminished trust in parties, and their unpopularity in comparison with other security and political institutions. Among youths, use of tobacco products in any form is unsafe 1,3. Labour market outlook in the euro area, 201517 53 box 17. But instead of doing that the arab youth survey seems to have added all. According to the 2017 arab youth survey, 55 per cent of. Unicef annual report 2016 syrian arab republic executive summary during 2016, syrias children continued to suffer from escalating conflict and brutal violence, which directly impacted their survival, protection, development, and wellbeing. The publication also provides readers with the most uptodate. What the youth survey tells us about young arabs the.
The 2019 arab youth survey, published on tuesday, reveals that attitudes to religion and its role in society is changing rapidly among young adults, with a more secular approach becoming. Refugee crisis and economic challenges for the arab states region 45 box. Survey of economic and social developments in the arab. Global schoolbased student health survey gshs documents available for united arab emirates.
Unemployment is driving young arabs into the hands of. An updated 2018 arab youth survey asdaa burstonmarsteller 2018 found that young arabs view the digital revolution as an important development that has shaped the region over the past decades. Arab youth prefer facebook as a source of daily news. Separately, the asdaa bcw arab youth survey of 2019 found that young arabs in gcc states continue to look to their governments as a source of employment, with seven out of 10 wanting to work in. Sunday, october 16, 2016 business asdaa bursonmarsteller. It focuses on working children between the ages of 517 years, including syrian refugees, as well as other migrant worker households resident in jordan.
Psb conducted 3,500 facetoface interviews from january 11 to february 22, 2016 with arab men and women in the age group of 18 to 24. Asdaa bursonmarstellers 9th arab youth survey wins best. About the 2016 survey 3,500 facetoface interviews conducted by psb arab youth in the age group of 1824 years country nationals only sample split 50. This graph shows the results of a survey on the opinion among arab youth who live in tunisia about whether or not they agree that the job opportunities available to them there are good, as of. Percentage of students in middle school grades 68 who were current users of any tobacco product, by product type, sex, and raceethnicityunited states, 2004 and 2006 pdf icon pdf 168 kb. A pan arab multipurpose survey makes even more sense while arab countries are setting out the post 2015 development priorities, goals and targets, which focus on a common regional perspective and. The illinois department of human services idhs has funded the administration of the illinois youth survey iys biennially since 1993. Aug 16, 2016 the survey, conducted by the centre for strategic studies in collaboration with ilo, the ministry of labour and the department of statistics, covers around 20,000 households from across all 12 governorates, including the zaatari refugee camp. Further, the survey finds that most youngsters in the arab world 63% say they get their news from social media than other sources with facebook being. This survey of arab youth shows a huge divide in how they see their countrys future.
Facebook has trumped television, print, and even the online medium when it comes to capturing the arab youth s attention in consuming news, according to the ninth annual arab youth survey. Apr 09, 2018 download the report the middle east has long been one of the most unstable regions in the world, and there are no present prospects for change in the near future. Tobacco use among middle and high school students united. Estimates for adults aged 20 and over were age adjusted by the direct method to the 2000 u. A question on page 17 of the report asks interviewees if they think. The arab barometer carried out a unique survey for the bbc news arabic in 20182019, yielding fascinating insights into how arabs feel about a wide range of issues, from womens rights and migration to security and sexuality. How arab youth choose jobs more than twothirds of young gulf arabs still look to governments for jobs, arab youth survey reveals published. There is a growing sentiment in favor of religious moderation. The arab youth survey 2018 is dedicated to the arab worlds 200 million youth special thanks to.
Palestinian central bureau of statistics palestinian youth survey, 2015 main findings population and households the population aging 1529 years reached mid 2015 in palestine around 1. Women in the arab region, at a highlevel ministerial conference held in cairo in february 2015. What do more than 300 million arab citizens really think. Arab youth survey 2016 was conducted by international polling firm psb to explore attitudes among arab youth in 16 countries in the middle east and north africa. These annual, statelevel surveys, also known as michigan behavioral risk factor surveys mibrfs act as the only source of statespecific, populationbased estimates of the. Youthspeak survey powered by aiesec, is a global insight survey created by youth for youth, designed to understand what young people care about and how they would like to be engaged. For 11 years, our annual survey has presented evidencebased insights into the attitudes of arab youth, providing public and private sector organisations with data and analysis to make effective decisions and policies. A couple of weeks ago asdaa bursonmarsteller published its 2016 version of. The survey found 66% of arab youth were increasingly concerned about falling oil prices, though 78% still believed they were entitled to subsidised. Psb for fieldwork and analysis, proof for design and production of the white paper, and our commentators, whose analysis brought rich context and insight to this years findings arab youth survey 2017 1. The annual arab youth survey has been getting a lot of media attention.
How middle east countries can boost youth employment arab news. Isil poses the biggest challenge to the middle east, according to the results of an annual survey of young people carried out across the mena. Community survey 2016, statistical release p0301 statistics south africa. Statistics south africa, 2016 statistical release p0301 107 pp a complete set of stats sa publications is available at stats sa library and the following libraries. Arab youth survey 2016 results graphic the national. Arab public opinion and us presidential elections 2016. Psb for fieldwork and analysis, proof for design and production of the white paper, and our commentators, whose analysis brought rich context and insight to this years findings arab youth survey. The arab youth survey was conducted by international polling firm penn schoen berland psb to explore attitudes among arab youth. The iys is a selfreport survey administered in school settings and is designed to gather information about a variety of health and social indicators including substance use patterns and attitudes of illinois. In february 2016, the arab world horizons project of the carnegie endowment for international peace released the arab voices survey, which examined the detailed views of more than one hundred experts from across the middle east and north africa, including some of the regions foremost political thinkers. Youth employment in the middle east and north africa. Access employees have coauthored more than 100 publications in the fields of behavior and epidemiological research, including the ethnicity and disease special supplements on arab american health in introduction.
Year 2017 these rates are modelled using all national survey data published since 1990 to estimate the underlying prevalence trends by sex, then applying age. Young adults from 1824 in 16 countries were surveyed in the most recent arab youth survey, which found among other things, an intense dislike among them for donald trump. Psb research for fieldwork and analysis, proof for design and production of the white paper, and our commentators, whose analyses bring rich context and insight to this years findings. Optimism among young arabs is waning, with a clear split by geography into haves and have nots.
Performing 3,500 inperson interviews of men and women between the ages of 1824 in january and february of this year, the continuing nature of this study is providing one of the few metrics of youth attitudes in the region over an extended period. Download the 2019 asdaa bcw arab youth survey white paper here for a detailed analysis of this years key findings, supported by expert commentary and insights providing broader context. One of the biggest challenge we found in sourcing, collating and computing data to produce results was the issue of impersonation, multiple. In the summer of 2016, the youth data squad planned and initiated a data gathering project to understand youth participation in out ofschooltime ost programs and activities. The uae is widely seen by young arabs in the region as safe and. An engine for job creation and inclusive growth in the arab world continue to impede arab entrepreneurs from reaching their full potential. Live coverage of the asdaa bursonmarsteller annual arab youth survey 2017. It also, however, is the result of a wide variety of longterm pressures growing out of poor governance, corruption. More than half of young arabs 58 percent think isis and its ideology will be fully defeated, according to the arab youth survey 2018. Arab youths see russia as top foreign ally, says survey. In the middle east, 65% of the population is under 30, and youth unemployment is not just a challenge but an overarching policy priority. The arab youth survey 2019 is dedicated to the arab worlds 200 million youth.
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