Mission Australia

1. Drugs a growing concern for young Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... portrayal of young people as highly materialistic, when asked what they value, financial security lags way behind family and friends. “And young males are twice as likely as young females to highly value ...

2. Body image the main concern for young Australians
(News/Media Releases Archive)

Mission Australia’s 2007 National Survey of Young Australians, Australia’s largest annual survey of young people has found that body image is the biggest worry for 11-24 year olds – both males and females ...

3. Tasmanian youth wanted for national youth survey
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... 39.5%. More females ranked friendships as important (67.9%) than males (59.2%). Just over 46% of males, compared with around 21.9% of females, valued getting a job highly. 31.5% of Tasmanian ...

4. The main concerns of young Australians: National Survey
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Alcohol and other drugs was a top concern for 28.2% of respondents, while body image – included as a category in the survey for the first time – came in third at 28.1%. Both females and males were similarly ...

5. World Suicide Prevention Day
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... in the top three by 41.3% of respondents – a significant increase from the 2004 survey when 33.7% of people considered it of concern. ‘Suicide/self harm’ was of concern to more females than males. 45.3% ...