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Young people are considered "second category citizens" in terms of opportunities and rights, according to 54.2% of Spaniards

• The CIS has carried out a survey on "Childhood and youth in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic" that highlights the inequalities and problems faced by young people in Spain.
• 73.2% believe that "the new generations are going to live worse than their parents in general" after the pandemic.

Madrid, July 15, 2021 . Today the CIS publishes its survey on "Childhood and youth in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic" which highlights the inequalities and problems faced by young Spaniards.

54.2% of Spaniards believe that young people are considered "second-class citizens with worse positions and opportunities" compared to parents and older people. Of those who believe that young people are second-class citizens, 47.4% believe that it is "due to a lack of job opportunities, stable and quality jobs" and 15.9% attribute it to the fact that "they are not given opportunities." .

Spaniards believe that the future of young people has become more difficult with the pandemic. Currently , 73.2% believe that "the new generations are going to live worse than their parents in general" , while before the pandemic it was 48.9%.

82% estimate that public administrations "are not doing enough at this time to support and help young people." Of these, 49.4% believe that we should "offer more help to find employment" and 47.3% maintain that we must "improve working conditions, the situation of interns, etc."

Regarding the attitude of young people during the pandemic, 67% agree little or not at all that "youth have only thought about making bottles" and 84.4% applaud how the majority of young people "have followed the anticovid protocols." in schools, institutes and universities: with correct use of the mask, hand washing, quarantines, etc."

Regarding child poverty , 96.9% of Spaniards believe that one of the measures that should be taken to tackle this problem would be to "promote the employability of their parents", 95.5% say that it would be necessary to "provide support additional educational support to children who need it" and 94.1% highlight the need to "provide more lunch scholarships for families with few economic resources."

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