Mission Australia

1. 2009
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... 11-24 (97.9 per cent aged 11-19). When asked to rank concerns about 15 issues, drugs was ranked most frequently in the top three by 26.8 per cent of respondents, closely followed by suicide at 26.3 per ...

2. Drugs, suicide and body image - the issues of most concern to young Australians
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... by 26.8 per cent of respondents, closely followed by suicide at 26.3 per cent and body image at 25.5 per cent. However, the concerns of respondents in this year’s poll were very evenly spread with eight ...

3. Drugs a growing concern for young Australians
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... was ranked most frequently in the top three by 26.3 per cent of respondents (body image was also the top ranked concern in 2007’s survey), closely followed by drugs at 26 per cent and family conflict ...

4. Young Australians wanted for national survey
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...  “In 2007, when asked to rank 14 issues by level of importance, body image was ranked most frequently in the top three by 32.3 per cent of respondents,” Ms Hampshire said. “Family conflict was the ...

5. Tasmanian youth wanted for national youth survey
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... respondents,” Mr Mundy said. “Suicide was young Tasmanians’ second major concern at 27.6 per cent while family conflict was third at 26.1 per cent. “Concern about body image among young Tasmanians ...

6. Body image the main concern for young Australians
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... – with one-in-three respondents recording it as a major concern. The national survey, conducted by welfare charity Mission Australia, tested the views of almost 29,000 young people, between the ages ...

7. Experiences of young homeless people make for a surprise
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... of homeless young respondents – compared to three-quarters of other young people – highly valued ‘family relationships’. A much higher proportion of homeless young people valued ‘environmental issues’ ...

8. Tasmanian youth wanted for national youth survey
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... Tasmanians to be involved,” Mr Mundy said. “In 2006, when asked to rank 10 issues by level of importance, bullying/emotional abuse was ranked most frequently in the top three by 31.9% of Tasmanian respondents. ...

9. The main concerns of young Australians: National Survey
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... authors, community service organisation, Mission Australia. When asked to rank 12 issues in level of importance, family conflict was ranked most frequently in the top three by 28.6% of respondents. ...

10. World Suicide Prevention Day
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... 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% ...

11. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young Sydney siders and their rural cousins
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...  Of respondents, 20.2% of those living outside of Sydney valued getting a job more highly compared to 12% of young Sydneysiders. However, young people in Sydney value their independence much more (32.6%) ...

12. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young Victorians living in Melboune and rural areas
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... the majority of respondents between 11-19) – participated in the 2005 survey, which aims to identify and clarify key and emerging issues for Australian youth. In Victoria, around 1,200 young people participated ...

13. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young Queenslanders living in Brisbane and rural areas
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... of respondents between 11-19) – participated in the 2005 survey. Nationally, 47% of those surveyed lived outside the capital cities. In Queensland, around 1,500 young people participated in the survey. ...

14. Young people in rural South Australia more concerned about alcohol, stress and jobs
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... percent were from outside capital cities, including 800 respondents from rural and regional South Australia. Results which reveal the differences between rural and metro-based South Australians include: ...

15. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young West Australians living in Perth and rural areas
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... of respondents between 11-19) participated in the 2005 survey, which aims to identify and clarify key and emerging issues for Australian youth. 47% of respondents were from outside the capital cities. ...

16. Youth Survey uncovers the differences between young Tasmanians living in Hobart and rural areas
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... corporate partners – is one of the largest studies of young Australians. More than 11,000 young people – aged between 11-24 years (with the majority of respondents between 11-19) – participated in the ...