Survey shows that young people prefer free time and family life to careers

Gazeta Wyborcza and insurance company AIG published a report on the situation and expectations of young people in Poland, based on an opinion poll prepared by SMG KRC, a well-known private opinion-polling center. Some 27% of Polish youth neither work nor study. They are mostly young people from unprivileged backgrounds, more than a half of them live in rural areas. Not only are they are not ready to take on positions of responsibility, but they also do not have high salary expectations. Another 25% are in employment, but not studying, while 12% work and study and have career plans. This group usually comes from families with higher social status and live in cities. The final 36% are just students who are not seeking jobs. Of all those polled, 53% said they preferred to have free time and a family life as opposed to achieving professional success. (Gazeta Wyborcza, pp. 1, 3, 4) A.D