In 2013, Telefónica carried out the largest ever survey of Millennials, creating a new understanding of the beliefs and motivations of the Millennials generation. In 2014, the survey was updated exploring the opinions of 6,702 Millennials, aged 18-30 across 18 countries in three regions. This year’s survey found that today’s 18-30 year-olds are largely satisfied with their lives and decidedly optimistic about their prospects for the future. Millennials are an empowered generation - this section explores Millennial's opinions towards mobility.

1. Telefónica Global
Millennial Survey:
Section 3_
The “Free Agent”
Generation
telefonica.com/millennial

2. 2
Methodology
Region /Country Sample size MOE
US United States 1,000 ± 3.1
Western
Europe
Spain 500 ± 4.4
UK 501 ± 4.4
Germany 500 ± 4.4
Latin
America
Mexico 501 ± 4.4
Brazil 500 ± 4.4
Argentina 500 ± 4.4
Chile 500 ± 4.4
Peru 300 ± 5.7
Venezuela 250 ± 6.2
Colombia 300 ± 5.7
Ecuador 300 ± 5.7
Uruguay 300 ± 5.7
Panama 150 ± 8.0
Costa Rica 150 ± 8.0
Nicaragua 150 ± 8.0
Guatemala 150 ± 8.0
El Salvador 150 ± 8.0
TOTAL 6,702 ± 1.2
Telefónica commissioned 6,702 quantitative interviews among Millennials, aged 18-30,
across 18 countries in three regions. Penn Schoen Berland conducted research from 23
June – 4 August 2014 via online survey and central recruit to online survey.
Country sample sizes are weighted to gender, age, and the percent of the population in each country
with access to the internet. The US Hispanic and US Non-Hispanic populations are weighted to
census.
Please note, questions in which answer choices are mutually exclusive and all answer choices are displayed, percentages may not add up to exactly 100% due to
rounding. All of the results, unless otherwise indicated, are shown in percentages. In some instances, select answers are shown. Exact sample composition is not
identical wave over wave and demographics can vary. Trend may be somewhat affected by these variations.
Region
Sample
size
MOE
United
States
1,000 ± 3.1
Region
Sample
size
MO
E
Latin America 4,201 ± 1.5
Region
Sample
size
MOE
Western
Europe
1,501 ± 2.5

3. Millennials will look abroad if opportunities are lacking at home
United States Western Europe Latin America
Millennials Interested in Working Abroad
66 61 81
16
*Select answers shown

4. 4
Top benefits of working abroad vary by region, with those in the US and
Western Europe more focused on perspective and exposure to culture,
and those in Latin America on better pay
64
63
32
53
55
33
47
42
50
Gaining perspective on the
world
Being exposed to different
culture
Finding a better-paying job
United States Western Europe Latin America
Top Benefits of Working Abroad
*Select answers shown

5. 78
69
61
14
18
21
8
13
17
5
Millennials are concerned about “brain drain” and worried that their
governments are not doing enough to develop and retain youth talent
Latin America
73
Western Europe
55
United States
52 United States
Western Europe
Latin America
Not Focused
Enough
Very
Focused
Don’t
Know
Concerned About “Brain Drain”
Developing and Retaining Youth Talent:
My country’s leaders are….
*Select answers shown