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At this year’s Forum 2000 meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, Telefonica gave the opening remarks for the “Tahrir, Taksim, Sao Paulo: A new generation of politics?” panel.
Ivan Gabal, Michael Anti, Nada Dhaif, Ahmed Maher, and William Echikson discussed how the world is now entering a new phase, characterised by a boom in technology, with social media at the forefront.
2. Methodology
Introduction
Telefónica in partnership with the Financial Times, commissioned
12,171 online quantitative interviews among Millennials, aged 18-30,
across 27 countries in six regions. Penn Schoen Berland conducted
the survey from 11 January – 4 February 2013.
Country sample sizes represented in the global number are weighted
by the percent of the population in each country with access to the
Internet. The global margin of error is +/-.9 percent.
• The largest and most
comprehensive global
study of adult
Millennials conducted
to date_
Please note, questions in which answer choices are mutually exclusive and all
answer choices are displayed, percents may not add up to exactly 100% due to
rounding.
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3. Key Themes
1 Economy and Employment
2 Government Relations
3 Faith in Self and Others
4 Technology: The Great Connector
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5. Career Progression More Important Than
Fame
Or Politics
How important are the following life accomplishments to you personally?
(showing % saying very and somewhat important)
Making it to the top of your career
81%
Being an entrepreneur
55%
Being famous
Being in politics
32%
18%
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6. Professional Progressions Are Keeping
Millennials Up At Night
63%
it is difficult for their
generation to progress from
school to the workplace
environment
say
Millennials Saying It’s Difficult To Progress
To The Workplace
Italy
91%
Korea
87%
Spain
80%
C.R.
80%
France
77%
Japan
76%
Argentina
75%
Mexico
72%
Turkey
76%
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7. The Economy Is The Most Important Issue
In Europe, Particularly Western Europe
The most important issue facing the region where you live
Central & Eastern Europe
Western Europe
North America
#1. The Economy: 34%
#2. Social Inequality: 15%
#1. The Economy: 22%
#2. Social Inequality: 17%
#2. Poverty: 17%
Asia
#1. The Economy: 46%
#2. Education: 12%
#1. The Economy: 24%
#1: Social Inequality: 24%
Middle East & Africa*
#1. Terrorism: 19%
#2. Political Unrest: 13%
Latin America*
#1. Social Inequality: 19%
#1. Education: 19%
*The Economy Ranks:
#4 in LatAm (11%)
#4 in MEA (10%)
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8. Few Believe The Economy Is On The Right
Track, Except For Millennials In Asia
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9. The Gap Between The Rich And The Poor
Is Expanding In Their Countries
Expanding
38%
37%
62%
63%
Shrinking
34%
47%
40%
34%
66%
53%
60%
66%
50%
50%
Global North America America Central & Eastern Europe iddle East & Africa
Latin
Western Europe
Asia
M
Millennials Saying The Gap Is Expanding
Germany 77%
Korea
71%
Japan
France
70%
75%
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11. Believe Governments Put Their Needs
Before Those Of Its Citizens
My government
puts the best
interests of the
government first
My government
puts the best
interests of the
citizens first
74%
26%
Global
81%
19%
84%
80%
16%
20%
67%
63%
33%
32%
Asia
Middle
East &
Africa
85%
15%
North
Latin
Western Central &
America America Europe Eastern
Europe
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12. Believe That Governments Underserve
Those In Greatest Need Central & Eastern Europe
Western Europe
North America
13%
21%
19%
18%
8%
11%
81%
66%
63%
Middle East & Africa
12%
Latin America
27%
Asia
7%
18%
75%
61%
13%
16%
71%
There is not enough support for those most in need
There is the right amount of support for those most in need
There is the too much support for those most in need
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13. Europeans Believe Most Strongly That
Government Has A Negative Impact On Their
Lives
Overall, what kind of impact does your government have on your life?
Global
51%
North America
49%
Latin America
Western Europe
Central & Eastern Europe
51%
41%
59%
30%
70%
34%
Positive
Negative
66%
Asia
Middle East & Africa
49%
63%
48%
37%
46%
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14. North and Latin American Millennials
Believe An Individual’s Participation Can
Make A Political Difference
One person’s participation does make a difference
One person’s participation does not make a
difference
69%
60%
58%
54%
45%
63%
40%
55%
42%
55%
45%
37%
40%
31%
Global
North
America
Latin
America
Western
Europe
Central &
Eastern
Europe
Asia
Middle East
& Africa
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16. Who Can “Make A Local Difference”?
Most strongly believed in the Western Hemisphere
I don't believe I can
make a local difference
Global
I believe I can make a local difference
38%
62%
North America
18
82
Latin America
18
82
Western Europe
41
Central & Eastern Europe
Asia
Middle East & Africa
59
44
56
50
50
33
67
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17. Who Can “Make A Global Difference”?
Most strongly believed in Latin America
I don’t believe I can make a
global difference
Global
Asia
Middle East & Africa
40%
49
Latin America
Central & Eastern Europe
I believe I can make a global
difference
60%
North America
Western Europe
51
38
71
62
29
75
25
66
34
52
48
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18. “Yes, I Can” Pockets Of Optimism In
Several Key Countries
% saying “I believe I can make a global difference””
U
S
US 52%
SP
U
UK 37%
K
D
DE 30%
E
R
RU 22%
FR
FR 21%
U
JP 22%
CZCZ
28%
CN 27%
SP29%
KO
EG
MX 68%
VZ 66%
CO 73%
PEPE 68%
EG 53%
BR
BR 58%
A
CL 58% R
ZA 68%
JP
KO 52%
IN 60%
Globally, 40% of
Millennials believe
they can make a
global difference
AR 47%
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19. Open To Others’ Religious Beliefs
Global
Latin
North
Americ
America
a
Wester Central &
n
Eastern Asia
Europe Europe
Middle
East &
Africa
Very open
37%
38%
46%
37%
21%
36%
39%
say they are
Somewhat
open
39
40
33
38
38
42
38
open toward
other religions
Not very open
14
13
13
12
23
13
16
and beliefs outside
their own
Not at all open
10
10
7
13
17
9
6
76%
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20. Willing To Consider Marrying Outside Of
Their Faith
80%
say they
would consider
Global
Yes
marrying someone Maybe
with different
religious beliefs
No
Central &
North
Latin
Western
Eastern Asia
America America Europe
Europe
Middle
East &
Africa
45%
52%
56%
49%
32%
43%
29%
35
27
31
33
46
39
27
19
20
13
17
22
17
42
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22. Millennials Are A Smartphone Generation
Globally 76% say “I own a smartphone”
24% carry with them 3 or more devices at all times
North America
71%
Laptop
Desktop
Tablet
Western Europe
83%
50%
37%
79%
Laptop
Desktop
Tablet
72%
49%
22%
Central & Eastern Europe
60%
Laptop
Desktop
Tablet
64%
56%
23%
Asia
Middle East & Africa
Latin America
72%
68%
Laptop
Desktop
Tablet
62%
58%
22%
Laptop
Desktop
Tablet
66%
45%
20%
83%
Laptop
Desktop
Tablet
77%
49%
31%
Global smartphone
penetration in 2011: 30%*
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23. Constantly Connected, Constantly Online
Globally, Millennials spend an average of 6 hours online every day
North America
Western Europe Central & Eastern Europe
5
7
6
hours
hours
hours
Middle East & Africa
Latin America
7
Asia
6
hours
5
hours
hours
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24. Technology Has Helped To Better Inform
Them About Political Issues
Technology has made me better informed about political issues in my
country
Agree
90%
92%
Global
North
America
Disagree
95%
82%
Latin
America
Western
Europe
89%
90%
92%
Central &
Eastern
Europe
Asia
Middle East
& Africa
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25. Social Media Plays A Role In Current
Political Events
Social media plays an important role in current political events and
movements in my country (showing strongly agree and agree)
85%
Global
87%
92%
85%
77%
North
America
Latin
America
73%
Western
Europe
Central &
Eastern
Europe
92%
Asia
Middle East
& Africa
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26. Social Media Helps Millennials To Listen
And Contribute
Most strongly felt in North America
52%
say
20%
say
Social media makes it
easier to listen AND
contribute to the
dialogue of today
19%
Social media
makes it easier to
LISTEN to the
dialogue of today
say
Social media
makes it easier
to
CONTRIBUTE
to the dialogue
of today
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