Poll №4 “Employment of youth”
2311 U-reporters aged 14-35 and older years participated in this poll.
Total number of respondents is 2258 aged 14-34.
The small age group 35 and older (53 people) was excluded from the analysis. The
answers
U-reporters who did not indicate their gender, age and region of residence were also
excluded from the analysis unless they have significant differences in their answers to
those who indicated their gender, age and region.
Percentage of answers is given among those who answered to a question.
The purpose of the poll is to understand willingness of youth to find a job
independently; to define key agents of help during seeking a job.
«Should the state provide graduates with the first work place?»
Male
75
Femail
84
.
14 years and younger
80
15-19 years
87
20-24 years
25-34 years
76
70
No Age
Kyiv city
81
68
East
North
84
76
Centre
92
South
86
West
No Region
Among all U-Reporters
85
78
80
Рiс. 1. Proportion of U-reporters who suppose that the state should provide graduates
with the first work place, by gender, age and region of residence, % (N=2258)
 80% of U-Reporters suppose that the state should provide graduates with the
first work place.
 Women more often believe than men that the state should provide graduates
with the first work place (84% and 75% respectively).
 U-Reporters aged 15-19 (87%) most support the idea that the state should
help graduates with seeking the first job. U-Reporters aged 25-34 (70%) the
least agree with that statement about state responsibility.
 Representatives from Central Ukraine (92%) most support the idea that the
state should help graduates with the first work place. U-Reporters from Kyiv
the least agree with that (68%). (Рiс. 1).
«Who most helps graduates with job seeking»
Male
Female
45
Parents/Relatives
54
Friends/ Acquaintances
Graduates independetly
Employment agency
22
5
1
0
1
6
5
Staff of higher educational establishments
Sites of job seeking and previous experiment
None
27
3
2
14
15
Рiс. 2. The key agents who help with employment, by gender, % (N=2074)
 Half of respondents suppose that the key agents during job seeking are parents
and relatives. Every fifth U-reporter relies on friends and acquaintances.
 Women more often than men indicated their parents and relatives as key
agents, who help with employment (54% and 45% respectively). At the same
time the men more often than women mentioned friends and acquaintances
(27% and 22% respectively).
 14% of men and 15% of women believe that none helps during job seeking.
 Men and women don’t think that employment agencies help with finding a job.
(Рiс. 2).
Parents/Relatives
44
13
25
22
1
Employment agency
28
14 year and
younger
15-19 years
0
1
1
1
1
20-24 years
6
5
4
5
3
25-34 years
8
No Age
6
2
2
2
3
None
52
52
3
2
1
2
Staff of higher educational
establishments
Sites of job seeking and
previous experiment
71
23
Friends/ Acquaintances
Graduates independetly
52
13
12
18
16
Рiс. 3. The key agents who help with employment, by age, % (N=2074)
 Regardless U-Reporters’ age, parents, relatives, friends and acquaintances
are key agents that help with employment.
 The youngest U-Reporters the most rely on parents, meanwhile respondents
aged 20-24 – waiting the least support from them (71% and 44%
respectively).
 The friends are considered as the most helpful agent by youth aged 25-34.
 U-Reporters aged 20-24 are the biggest group that believe that graduates get
success independently in seeking job (8%).
 18% of U-Reporters aged 20-24 said that none helps with employment.
Among those who are aged 14 and less only 3% thinks so. (Рiс.3).
West
2
0
5
2
Centre
13
4
North
2
15
5
23
59
18
1
1
49
20
8
4
Kyiv
city
47
26
2
0
0
13
5
1
South
5
4
1
East
57
19
2
0
59
19
10
30
2
2
44
5
16
Parents/Relatives
Friends/ Acquaintances
Graduates independetly
Employment agency
Staff of higher educational establishments
Sites of job seeking and previous experiment
None
Рiс. 4. The key agents who help with employment, by region, % (N=2074)
 U-Reporters from West and South believe that parents are the key agents
during job seeking (59%) That statement is the least supported by residents
from Kyiv (44%) and North (47%).
 U-Reporters from Kyiv believe that friends help mostly with finding a job
(30%).
 U-Reporters from South (8%) are the biggest group that supposes that staff
of higher educational establishments is key agent. (Рiс.4).
What are the chances for graduates to find a job independently?
Female
Male
63
55
Рiс. 5. Proportion of U-reporters who suppose that graduates have low chances to find a
job independently, by gender, % (N=1926)
 Women estimated chances of graduates to find a job independently worse
than men. 63% of women assess those chances as quite low, and 55% of
men agreed with that statement. (Рiс.5).
67
65
66
58
53
47
42
34
33
14 year and younger
35
15-19 years
20-24 years
25-34 years
No Age
High chances
Low chances
Рiс. 6. Proportion of U-reporters who suppose that graduates have low chances to find a
job independently, by age, % (N=1926)
 Two thirds of U-reporters aged 14 year and younger has quite pessimistic
estimate of chances of graduates to find a job.
U-Reporters aged 15-19 and those who did not indicate their age are more
optimistic. 67% and 65% respectively believe that graduates have high
chances to find a job. (Рiс.6).
West
Centre
72
28
67
33
54
North
East
South
46
65
35
62
38
46
Kyiv city
No Region
54
60
40
High chances
Low chances
Рiс. 7. Proportion of U-reporters who suppose that graduates have low chances to find a
job independently, by region, % (N=1926)
 54% of U-Reporters from Kyiv suppose that graduates have low chances to
find a job independently. Respondents from North of Ukraine (46%) have the
same position. U-Reporters from Western and Central part of Ukraine are
more optimistic (72% and 67% respectively), they believe that graduates
have high chances to find a job independently. (Рiс.7).