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An opinion poll conducted by a major independent agency in October found that the majority of youths aged 16 to 22 feel
about the future. Interviews with
revealed a variety of reasons for the negative sentiment.
One 19-year-old female university student polled at a local pub
the feeling of many in her generation by saying, "I'm not trying to
my future because the more I think about it, the more hopeless I feel."
A 22-year-old man added, "I've been working for about three and a half years since I graduated from high school. I thought it would be better for my future to work while I could instead of entering a university because I knew lots of people with university degrees who weren't able to find jobs."
Another male college student commented that he was worried about the aging of society as well as the future employment situation.
One of the surprising findings of the poll was that an increasing number of youths feel anxious about the possibility of their prospective children growing up to be
. This anxiety is thought to be a result of the recent increase in
crime.
The road ahead does not appear to look dark for everyone, however. The poll concluded a minority of youths are still
about the future. One of them said, We human beings have overcome the difficulties which have loomed in front of us up to this point. I think we'll be
enough to continue to
difficulties in the future."
Another slice of the age group is somewhat
about future prospects. As one 20-year-old girl put it, I've hardly thought about my future. Things go the way they go."
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