Youth profile


The final results of youth profile - questionnaire

Results from survey conducted in Albanian and Macedonian schools aiming to identify youth profile in both countries

Following results are collected from several schools, predominately secondary, and including several primary schools. This survey has approximately 1900 entries.

1.   Do you like to cooperate with neighboring countries?

Al:  Yes 80%          No 20%                                               Mk:      Yes 86%          No 14%

                 

2.   Do you know something about neighboring countries?                                                                      

Al:  Yes 73%          No 27%                                               Mk:      Yes 81%          No 19%

                

3.   Do you think money is the most important thing?

Al:  Yes 19%          No 81%                                               Mk:      Yes 26%          No 74%

                

4.   Are you happy with life in your country?

Al:  Yes 44%          No 56%                                               Mk:      Yes 68%          No 32%

                      

5.   Do you feel free to express yourself?

Al:  Yes 58%          No 42%                                               Mk:      Yes 69%          No 31%

                   

6.   Is it important for you to continue your education?

Al:  Yes 78%          No 22%                                               Mk:      Yes 84%          No 16%

                       

7.   Do you like your country video production related to youth?

Al:  Yes 43%          No 57%                                               Mk:      Yes 54%          No 46%

                        

8.   Do you have a friend from another ethnic group in your country?

Al:  Yes 56%          No 44%                                               Mk:      Yes 61%          No 39%

                        

9.   Do you believe in real friendship?

Al:  Yes 71%          No 29%                                               Mk:      Yes 83%          No 17%

                       

10. Is it important for you making new friends?

Al:  Yes 78%          No 22%                                               Mk:      Yes 90%          No 10%

                         

11. Are you superstitious?

Al:  Yes 41%          No 59%                                               Mk:      Yes 53%          No 47%

                          

12. Do you believe in love?

Al:  Yes 79%          No 21%                                               Mk:      Yes 89%          No 11%

                          

13. Do you have problems with your family?

Al:  Yes 28%          No 72%                                               Mk:      Yes 22%          No 78%

                           

14. Do you approve love between same sex?

Al:  Yes 38%          No 62%                                               Mk:      Yes 15%          No 85%

                           

15. Are you religious?

Al:  Yes 69%          No 31%                                               Mk:      Yes 84%          No 16%

                           

16. Do you think that you’re lucky?

Al:  Yes 59%          No 41%                                               Mk:      Yes 75%          No 25%

                            

17. Why?

Yes:

Because I believe in love. I love my parents, they are wonderful and they give me everything I need. I believe in God. I am alive. I feel happy. I have everything I need. I can manage with my problems. I have family that loves me. I have friends; they love me and respect me.

Because I am in touch with computers.
      Because I am a child.
      Because there is someone that cares about me.
      Because I think that the future will be something that I like.
      I don’t know. Because I feel like that!
      No:

Because there are very dangerous people in our country who have to be in jail. There are people that just rob my country. There are a lot of poor people in my country. I don’t know.

18. How much computers affect your life?

      Al:                                                                                      Mk:
      a) a lot   44%                                                                     a) a lot   44%
      b) little   31%                                                                     b) little   46%
      c) no influence   25%                                                        c) no influence   10%

                           

19. How often do you go out with your friends at night?

      Al:                                                                                      Mk:
      a) rarely 36%                                                                     a) rarely 23%
      b) twice a week 45%                                                         b) twice a week 35%
      c) almost every day 19%                                                  c) almost every day 42%

                           

20. How often do you go to cultural events?

Al:                                                                                      Mk:
a) once a year  24%                                                           a) once a year  35%
b) from time to time  50%                                                   b) from time to time  51%        
c) often (once a month)  26%                                             c) often (once a month) 14%

                           

21. What do you think is important in a girl/boy?

Al:                                                                                      Mk:
a) character   57%                                                            a) character   57%
b) body   14%                                                                   b) body   20%
c) dressing/outfit   4%                                                      c) dressing/outfit   10%
d) intellect   25%                                                               d) intellect   13%

                          

22. What is your hobby?

      Al:                                                                                      Mk:
      a) exact science  29 %                                                     a) exact science   9%
      b) social science   15%                                                    b) social science   4%
      c) arts   21%                                                                       c) arts   18% 
      d) other  35%                                                                     d) other  69% 

                           

23. What kind of music do you like?

Al:                                                                                      Mk:
      a)  hip-hop 40                                                                   a)  hip-hop 16%
      b)  trance  8%                                                                   b)  trance  8%
      c)  pop  15%                                                                     c)  pop  36%
      d)  rock  7%                                                                      d)  rock  24%
      e)  metal 12%                                                                   e)  metal 4%
       f)  other 18%                                                                     f)  other 12%

                         

24. How do you spend your free time mostly?

Al:                                                                                      Mk:
a) practicing sports 20%                                                  a) practicing sports 25%
b) watching TV 16%                                                          b) watching TV 16%
c) going for a walk 14%                                                    c) going for a walk 17%
d) listening to the music 20%                                           d) listening to the music 20%
e) working on a computer 17%                                        e) working on a computer 10%
f) reading books 9%                                                          f) reading books 7%
g) other 4%                                                                        g) other 5%

                    

25. What do you want to change in your life?

Al:  44%                                                                 Nothing:56%

 

Mk:

The State                                          The Government                                  The President
I want to bye computer                     school time                                           my hairstyle
Car                                                      my parents character                          my girlfriend
my love                                              some of my relatives
the school                                          my dog
my standard                                       the world

I want my boyfriend to love me more
I don’t know; everything that is bad x 2
I like to be Jordan’s friend.
I want satellite antenna
I would live in a better place with a lot of money and happiness
I would practice more handball.

Nothing: 66%

26. Which sport do you practice?

Basketball
Handball
Football
Soccer
Volleyball
Karate
Tennis
swimming

Apart from few questions the survey had had equal answers in both Albania and Macedonia. Simply, youth found out how similar are they. That is enough index for good collaboration. 


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