ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey 2014
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This document provides an overview and timeline of the 2014 Arab Youth Survey conducted by PSB. Some key details: - 3,500 face-to-face interviews were conducted between December 2013-January 2014 with Arab youth aged 18-24 split evenly between males and females. - 16 countries were surveyed across the GCC, Levant, North Africa, and Yemen. - The survey sought opinions on topics like values and beliefs, life influences, confidence in governments, concerns about issues, obstacles facing the region, entrepreneurship, and work preferences. - Rising costs of living and unemployment were the top concerns. Civil unrest was seen as the biggest obstacle facing the Middle East. - The UAE was the most desired
ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey 2014
- 2. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 2 ABOUT THE 2014 SURVEY § 3,500 face-to-face interviews conducted by PSB § Arab youth in the age group of 18-24 years § Sample split 50:50 male/female § 16 countries • GCC: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE • Levant: Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon and PalesDne • North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia • Other: Yemen
- 3. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 3 THE RESEARCH WAS DESIGNED TO SEEK OPINION FROM ARAB YOUTH ON THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS:
- 5. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 5 THE STUDY WAS COMMISSIONED IN DECEMBER 2013. THE INTERVIEWS TOOK PLACE FROM DECEMBER 2013 TO JANUARY 2014. SAMPLE DETAILS ARE GIVEN BELOW: Original 2008-10 countries UAE N=300 Oman N=200 Qatar N=200 Bahrain N=200 KSA N=300 Kuwait N=200 Egypt N=300 Jordan N=200 Lebanon N=200 Abu Dhabi 40% Muscat 50% Doha 55% Manama 100% Riyadh 40% Kuwait City 20% Cairo 50% Amman 50% Beirut 60% Dubai 40% Batinah 50% Al Rayyan 45% Jeddah 40% Al Hawalli 30th Alexandria 25% Irbid 25% Saida 20% Sharjah 20% Dammam 20% Al Ahmadi 20% Mansoura 25% Zarqa 25% Tripoli 20% Farwaniya 30%
- 6. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey New in 2011 New in 2012 New in 2013 New in 2014 Iraq N=250 Tunisia N=200 Libya N=200 Algeria N=200 Morocco N=200 Yemen N=200 Palestine N=150 Baghdad (50%) Tunis (50%) Tripoli (50%) Algiers (50%) Casablanca (25%) Sanaa (50%) West Bank (50%) Irbil (25%) Sfax (25%) Benghazi (25%) Oran (25%) Fes (25%) Al Hudaydah (25%) Gaza (50%) Basrah (25%) Sousse (25%) Misrata (25%) Constantine (25%) Rabat (25%) Ta’izz (25%) Marrakech (25%)
- 7. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 7 TIMELINE (JANUARY 2013 - JANUARY 2014) January February March Apri May June July August September October November December January 30 women are sworn into Saudi Shura Council Hassan Rouhani wins presidential election in Iran Saudi Arabia turns down a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council Fighting begins in the Anbar Province of Iraq US and UK suspend ‘non armed’ support of Syrian rebels President Algeria has a spends three months in France being treated There are now 700,000 refugees in Lebanon from Syria Tamam Salam forming new government in Lebanon Massive demonstrations in Egypt Britain deports Muslim cleric Abu Qatada to Jordan Hamad al-Thani of Qatar after his father abdicates President Morsi is Israel and Palestine in Washington AYS2013 Major protests Hundreds of Syrian chemical weapons Syria’s agrees to destroy its chemical weapons AYS2014
- 9. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 9 A GROWING NUMBER OF ARAB YOUTH ARE EMBRACING MODERN VALUES, WHILE FAMILY, FRIENDS AND RELIGION CONTINUE TO SHAPE THEIR OPINIONS AND INFLUENCE THEIR LIVES
- 10. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 10 Which of the following is closest to your view? Traditional values mean a lot to me, and ought to be preserved for generations to come. Traditional values are outdated and belong in the past. I am keen to embrace modern values and beliefs. VALUES AND BELIEFS Base: Rebased to remove “Don’t know" 2011 17 83 2012 35 65 2013 40 60 2014 46 54
- 11. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 11 Base: Rebased to remove “Don’t know" VALUES AND BELIEFS BY COUNTRY Traditional values are outdated and belong in the past. I am keen to embrace modern values and beliefs. Traditional values mean a lot to me, and ought to be preserved for generations to come. Among All Egypt Jordan Kuwait Qatar Saudi Arabia UAE Oman Lebanon Bahrain Iraq Tunisia Libya Algeria Morocco Yemen GCCPalestine Non GCC 54 57 51 54 57 55 57 60 55 50 55 54 49 56 55 51 54 56 54 46 43 49 46 43 45 43 40 45 50 45 46 51 44 45 49 46 44 46 2014
- 12. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 12 How far would you say each of the following influence you and your outlook on life? (% Very influential) 2013 2014 LIFE INFLUENCES Base: Rebased to remove “Don’t know" Parents 73 67 Family Religion Friends Community leaders Music Media Politicians/ Government leaders Authors/ writers Business leaders Sports Pop stars TV celebrities Social media/ bloggers 66 58 69 56 49 46 33 38 35 28 32 29 32 30 31 31 29 30 26 19 22 16 20 19
- 13. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 13 YOUNGSTERS ARE CONFIDENT IN THEIR NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS’ ABILITY TO DEAL WITH A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES. CONFIDENCE IN THE LONG TERM IMPACT OF THE ARAB SPRING IS DROPPING
- 14. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 14 How confident are you in your national governments’ abilities to deal with the following issues? CONFIDENCE IN NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS’ ABILITIES Base: Rebased to remove “Don’t know" Living Economic stability War 66 Unemploy- ment Population change Health Urbanisation Scarcity of resources Political stability Nuclear proliferation Terrorism Poverty Climate change Wealth creation 63 67 68 61 22 20 16 18 24 18 28 34 24 25 19 25 32 32 12 17 18 14 13 31 23 19 23 17 20 22 25 26 31 31 36 38 35 21 21 20 26 32 36 30 20 21 35 32 31 30 29 29 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 21 57 58
- 15. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 15 Following the uprisings across the Arab world, I feel the Arab world is better off As a result of the uprising, I feel I will be better off in five years How far do you agree or disagree with the following? IMPACT OF THE ARAB SPRING Base: Among All 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 72 70 54 24 24 34 24 17 26 28 30 68 67 5 10 16 4 3 71 74 58 4 7 11 Agree a lot / somewhat Disagree a lot / somewhat Don’t know
- 16. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 16 RISING LIVING COSTS AND UNEMPLOYMENT ARE THE BIGGEST CONCERNS FOR YOUTH ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST
- 17. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 17 How concerned would you say you are about each of the following issues? (% Very concerned) (Top 5) CONCERN ABOUT KEY ISSUES Base: Rebased to remove “Don’t know" *New category in 2014 2014201320122011 Rising cost of living Unemployment National economy Opportunities for women Threat of terrorism 57 63 62 63 42 44 44 49 40 43 43 46 47 48 49 49
- 18. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 18 How concerned would you say you are about each of the following issues? (% Very concerned) CONCERN ABOUT KEY ISSUES-GCC/NON-GCC SPLIT Base: Rebased to remove “Don’t know" 63 62 39 55 Rising cost of living Unemployment Non-GCC GCC Non-GCC GCC
- 19. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 19 How concerned would you say you are about the rising cost of living? CONCERN ABOUT THE RISING COST OF LIVING BY COUNTRY Base: Rebased to remove “Don’t know" 63 61 61 64 62 62 61 61 62 67 64 63 63 62 67 61 61 25 27 27 22 24 26 22 30 26 20 24 29 28 30 22 25 25 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 6 2 2 3 2 8 8 8 10 9 7 12 5 8 9 9 3 4 7 9 11 12 Somewhat concernedVery concerned Not very concerned Not at all concerned EgyptAll Jordan Kuwait Qatar Saudi Arabia UAE Oman Lebanon Bahrain Iraq Tunisia Libya PalestineAlgeria Morocco Yemen
- 20. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 20 How concerned would you say you are about each of the following issues? CONCERN ABOUT UNEMPLOYMENT BY COUNTRY Base: Rebased to remove “Don’t know" 4 24 49 3 18 62 4 24 56 10 29 38 8 26 42 9 32 39 12 26 36 9 29 34 6 18 54 8 26 46 6 27 55 8 24 55 6 17 55 3 19 59 9 22 47 7 27 50 4 18 20 18 16 24 24 21 25 28 22 21 12 14 21 19 22 16 23 55 EgyptAll Jordan Kuwait Qatar Saudi Arabia UAE Oman Lebanon Bahrain Iraq Tunisia Libya PalestineAlgeria Morocco Yemen Somewhat concernedVery concerned Not very concerned Not at all concerned
- 21. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 21 ARAB YOUTH BELIEVE THAT CIVIL UNREST IS THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE FACING THE REGION
- 22. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 22 What do you believe is the biggest obstacle facing the Middle East? (Top 5) 2012 2013 2014 BIGGEST OBSTACLES FACING THE MIDDLE EAST Base: Among All Civil unrest Lack of democracy Threat of terrorism Lack of strong leadership Rise of the Muslim Brotherhood and Islamist movements 41 44 55 41 43 38 21 21 30 18 19 30 28 * *New category in 2014
- 23. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 23 What do you believe is the biggest obstacle facing the Middle East? (Top 2) TOP TWO OBSTACLES-GCC/NON-GCC SPLIT Base: Among All 55 55 38 38 Civil unrest Lack of democracy Non-GCC GCC Non-GCC GCC
- 24. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 24 ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT IS HIGH AND A GROWING NUMBER OF YOUNG ARABS WOULD LIKE TO WORK IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR
- 25. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey Do you feel people of this generation are more likely to start a business than in previous generations? 25 ENTREPRENEURSHIP BY COUNTRY Base: Among All 12 12 10 16 15 16 11 12 13 13 14 16 12 6 10 14 8 14 12 21 18 18 20 20 20 22 20 20 20 26 16 16 27 20 24 21 21 21 67 71 71 64 64 65 67 68 67 66 59 69 72 66 70 62 71 66 68 EgyptAll Jordan Kuwait Qatar Saudi Arabia UAE Yes No Don’t know Oman Lebanon Bahrain Iraq Tunisia Libya PalestineAlgeria Non- GCC GCCMorocco Yemen
- 26. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 26 WORK SECTOR PREFERENCE-GCC/NON-GCC SPLIT Would you prefer to work in government or for the private sector? (% Private sector and % Government sector) Base: Among All - not showing those that said “Don’t know" 2012 Private Sector 2013 2014 19 24 31 36 28 31 Non-GCCGCC 2012 2013 2014 Government 64 50 43 4343 46 Non-GCCGCC 2012 Private Sector 2013 2014 19 24 31 36 28 31 Non-GCCGCC 2012 2013 2014 Government 64 50 43 4343 46 Non-GCCGCC
- 27. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 27 THE UAE IS THE COUNTRY THAT MOST ARAB YOUTH WOULD LIKE TO LIVE IN AND IS SEEN AS A MODEL FOR THEIR COUNTRY TO EMULATE
- 28. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 28 MODEL NATIONS Base: Among All Which country in the world, if any, would you like to live in? 2014 2013 UAE UAE United States France Qatar United States France Turkey Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 39 31 21 18 14 16 13 16 13 14
- 29. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 29 DESIRED COUNTRY TO EMULATE Base: Among All Which country in the world, if any, would you most like your country to be like? 2014 2013 UAE UAE United States France China China Turkey Turkey France United States 39 30 25 17 14 16 10 16 7 13
- 30. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 30 ARAB YOUTH CONSIDER THEIR COUNTRY’S BIGGEST ALLIES TO BE REGIONAL NEIGHBOURS SUCH AS SAUDI ARABIA AND THE UAE RATHER THAN TRADITIONAL WESTERN COUNTRIES
- 31. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 31 COUNTRY’S BIGGEST ALLIES Base: Among All Who would you say is your country’s biggest ally? Among all 2014Among all 2013Among all 2012 333333 UAE 25 30 32 Qatar 252425 Kuwait 22 1819 United States 35 37 36 Saudi Arabia
- 32. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 32 BIGGEST ALLIES-GCC/NON-GCC SPLIT Base: Rebased to remove “Don’t know" Who would you say is your country’s biggest ally? (Top 5) 35 35 33 33 24 26 25 25 21 22 GCC Non-GCC Kuwait United StatesQatarUAESaudi Arabia
- 33. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 33 ARAB YOUTH ARE INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT OBESITY AND LIFESTYLE DISEASES AND DO NOT BELIEVE THAT HEALTHCARE IN THEIR COUNTRY IS IMPROVING
- 34. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 34 Which of the following health issues concerns you most? HEALTH ISSUES 12 26 11 14 11 10 28 20 2 3 11 17 Obesity Diabetes Cancer Heart disease Other I am not concerned about health issues 2013 2014
- 35. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 35 In the last year do you feel that the healthcare in your country has…? HEALTHCARE SERVICES-GCC/NON-GCC SPLIT Base: Rebased to remove “Don’t know" Among All GCC Non-GCC 1434 52 52 Improved Stayed the same Got worse 1434 53 1433
- 36. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 36 AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF YOUNG ARABS BELIEVE THEY ARE ENTITLED TO SUBSIDISED ENERGY COSTS, WHILE CONCERN ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE IS LOW ACROSS THE REGION
- 37. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 37 Do you think energy, electricity and transport fuel such as gasoline and diesel should be subsidised by your government? ENERGY SUBSIDIES BY COUNTRY Base: Among All Yes No 26 30 26 25 25 25 26 32 22 31 27 26 28 22 21 23 22 27 25 74 70 74 75 75 75 74 68 78 69 73 74 72 78 79 77 78 73 75 Among All Jordan Kuwait Qatar Saudi Arabia UAE Oman Lebanon Bahrain Iraq Tunisia Libya Algeria Morocco Yemen GCC Non GCC Egypt Palestine
- 38. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 2014 51 40 37 32 27 23 23 22 22 21 20 19 19 19 18 17 17 15 15 15 13 11 11 10 10 9 Rising cost of living National economy Corruption in government and public life Pan-Arab economy Personal debt Unemployment The loss of traditional values and culture Threat of terrorism Human rights Unrest in Syria Standards of living Crime / law and order The gap between the rich and the poor Opportunities for women Road safety Impact of the events of the Arab Spring The quality of education Shortage of affordable housing Rise of Islamist movements/role of Islam in political life Lack of political franchise/right to vote Shortage of good quality health care Access to clean water Increasing militarisation and/or nuclear proliferation in the Middle East Reliable electricity supply Censorship/lack of press freedom Climate change and the environment 6 38 Which of the following would you say is the biggest challenge facing the Middle East today? BIGGEST CHALLENGE FACING THE MIDDLE EAST Base: Rebased to remove “Don’t know"
- 39. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 39 TELEVISION IS THE MOST POPULAR SOURCE OF NEWS FOR THE SIXTH YEAR RUNNING, BUT A GROWING NUMBER OF YOUNG ARABS ARE TURNING TO ONLINE AND SOCIAL NETWORKS TO GET THEIR NEWS
- 40. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 40 Where do you get your news? NEWS SOURCES Base: Among All - not showing those that said “Don’t know“ and “I’m not interested in news” 47 42 51 59 59 20 28 29 31 15 14 16 21 41 29 10 6 7 25 17 6 8 7 65 62 32 24 31 76 79 72 75 62 Television Online Newspapers Social media Friends and family Radio Magazines 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
- 41. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 41 In your opinion what is the most trusted source of news? TRUSTED NEWS SOURCES Base: Among All - not showing those that said “Don’t know“ and “Other” 52 60 49 40 43 TV news channels 9 22 39 Social Media 26 19 18 9 14 Newspapers 4 1 3 1 2 Radio shows 3 1 2 0 1 Magazines 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
- 42. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 42 How often do you update yourself on news and current affairs? NEWS CONSUMPTION Base: Among All 2-3 times a weekDaily Nearly every day Once a week Once every 2-3 weeks Once a month Never 2010 33 24 20 9 3 6 1 2011 18 22 22 15 6 11 8 2012 52 19 10 6 1 2 5 2013 46 15 13 6 4 3 9 2014 47 18 9 7 3 2 8 2-3 times a weekDaily Nearly every day Once a week Once every 2-3 weeks Once a month Never 2010 33 24 20 9 3 6 1 2011 18 22 22 15 6 11 8 2012 52 19 10 6 1 2 5 2013 46 15 13 6 4 3 9 2014 47 18 9 7 3 2 8
- 43. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 43 TOP 10 FINDINGS A GROWING NUMBER OF ARAB YOUTH ARE EMBRACING MODERN VALUES, WHILE FAMILY, FRIENDS AND RELIGION CONTINUE TO SHAPE THEIR OPINIONS AND INFLUENCE THEIR LIVES 1 RISING LIVING COSTS AND UNEMPLOYMENT ARE THE BIGGEST CONCERNS FOR YOUTH ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST 3 ARAB YOUTH BELIEVE THAT CIVIL UNREST IS THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE FACING THE REGION 4 ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT IS HIGH AND A GROWING NUMBER OF YOUNG ARABS WOULD LIKE TO WORK FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR 5 YOUNGSTERS ARE CONFIDENT IN THEIR ABILITY TO DEAL WITH A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES. CONFIDENCE IN THE LONG TERM IMPACT OF THE ARAB SPRING IS DROPPING 2
- 44. arabyouthsurvey.com #arabyouthsurvey 44 TOP 10 FINDINGS THE UAE IS THE COUNTRY THAT MOST ARAB YOUTH WOULD LIKE TO LIVE IN AND IS SEEN AS A MODEL FOR THEIR COUNTRY TO EMULATE 6 ARAB YOUTH CONSIDER THEIR SAUDI ARABIA AND THE UAE RATHER THAN TRADITIONAL WESTERN ALLIES 7 ARAB YOUTH ARE INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT OBESITY AND LIFESTYLE DISEASES AND DO NOT BELIEVE THAT HEALTHCARE IN THEIR COUNTRY IS IMPROVING 8 TELEVISION IS THE MOST POPULAR SOURCE OF NEWS FOR THE SIXTH YEAR RUNNING, BUT A GROWING NUMBER OF YOUNG ARABS ARE TURNING TO ONLINE AND SOCIAL NETWORKS TO GET THEIR NEWS 10 AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF YOUNG ARABS BELIEVE THEY ARE ENTITLED TO SUBSIDISED ENERGY COSTS, WHILE CONCERN ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE IS LOW ACROSS THE REGION 9