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2 ABOUT THE 2014 SURVEY 3,500 face-to-face interviews conducted by PSB Arab youth in the age group of 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 2

3 THE RESEARCH WAS DESIGNED TO SEEK OPINION FROM ARAB YOUTH ON THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: 3

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7 TIMELINE (JANUARY JANUARY 2014) 30 women are sworn into Saudi Shura Council President Algeria has a spends three months in France being treated Hassan Rouhani wins presidential election in Iran Hamad al-thani of Qatar after his father abdicates President Morsi is Israel and Palestine in Washington There are now 700,000 refugees in Lebanon from Syria Saudi Arabia turns down a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council Fighting begins in the Anbar Province of Iraq January February March Apri May June July August September October November December January Major protests Massive demonstrations in Egypt Syria s agrees to destroy its chemical weapons US and UK suspend non armed support of Syrian rebels AYS 2013 Tamam Salam forming new government in Lebanon Britain deports Muslim cleric Abu Qatada to Jordan Hundreds of Syrian chemical weapons AYS

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9 arabyouthsurvey.com A GROWING NUMBER OF ARAB YOUTH ARE EMBRACING MODERN VALUES, WHILE FAMILY, FRIENDS AND RELIGION CONTINUE TO SHAPE THEIR OPINIONS AND INFLUENCE THEIR LIVES 9

10 VALUES AND BELIEFS 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 Traditional values are outdated and belong in the past.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 Base: Rebased to remove Don t know" 10

11 VALUES AND BELIEFS BY COUNTRY 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 Traditional values are outdated and belong in the past.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 Among All Egypt Jordan Kuwait Qatar Saudi Arabia UAE Oman Lebanon Bahrain Iraq Tunisia Libya Algeria Morocco Yemen Palestine GCC Non GCC Base: Rebased to remove Don t know" 11

12 arabyouthsurvey.com LIFE INFLUENCES How far would you say each of the following influence you and your outlook on life? (% Very influential) Parents Family Religion Friends Base: Rebased to remove Don t know" Community Social leaders media/ bloggers Music Media Politicians/ Authors/ Government writers leaders Business leaders Sports Pop stars TV celebrities 12

13 arabyouthsurvey.com 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 13

14 arabyouthsurvey.com CONFIDENCE IN NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS ABILITIES How confident are you in your national governments abilities to deal with the following issues? Living Economic stability War Unemploy- Population ment change Base: Rebased to remove Don t know" 29 Health Urbanisation Scarcity of resources 27 Political stability Climate change Wealth creation Nuclear Terrorism proliferation 24 Poverty 14

15 IMPACT OF THE ARAB SPRING How far do you agree or disagree with the following? Agree a lot / somewhat Disagree a lot / somewhat Don t know 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 Base: Among All 15

16 arabyouthsurvey.com RISING LIVING COSTS AND UNEMPLOYMENT ARE THE BIGGEST CONCERNS FOR YOUTH ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST 16

17 CONCERN ABOUT KEY ISSUES How concerned would you say you are about each of the following issues? (% Very concerned) (Top 5) Rising cost of living Unemployment National economy Opportunities for women Threat of terrorism *New category in 2014 Base: Rebased to remove Don t know" 17

18 CONCERN ABOUT KEY ISSUES-GCC/NON-GCC SPLIT How concerned would you say you are about each of the following issues? (% Very concerned) Rising cost of living GCC Non-GCC Unemployment GCC 39 Non-GCC 55 Base: Rebased to remove Don t know" 18

19 CONCERN ABOUT THE RISING COST OF LIVING BY COUNTRY How concerned would you say you are about the rising cost of living? Very concerned Somewhat concerned Not very concerned Not at all concerned All Egypt Jordan Kuwait Qatar Saudi Arabia UAE Oman Lebanon Bahrain Iraq Tunisia Libya Algeria Morocco Yemen Palestine Base: Rebased to remove Don t know" 19

20 CONCERN ABOUT UNEMPLOYMENT BY COUNTRY How concerned would you say you are about each of the following issues? Very concerned Somewhat concerned Not very concerned Not at all concerned All Egypt Jordan Kuwait Qatar Saudi Arabia UAE Oman Lebanon Bahrain Iraq Tunisia Libya Algeria Morocco Yemen Palestine Base: Rebased to remove Don t know" 20

21 arabyouthsurvey.com ARAB YOUTH BELIEVE THAT CIVIL UNREST IS THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE FACING THE REGION 21

22 BIGGEST OBSTACLES FACING THE MIDDLE EAST What do you believe is the biggest obstacle facing the Middle East? (Top 5) Base: Among All Civil unrest Lack of democracy Threat of terrorism Lack of strong leadership Rise of the Muslim Brotherhood and Islamist movements *New category in 2014 * 22

23 TOP TWO OBSTACLES-GCC/NON-GCC SPLIT What do you believe is the biggest obstacle facing the Middle East? (Top 2) Civil unrest GCC Non-GCC Lack of democracy GCC Non-GCC Base: Among All 23

24 arabyouthsurvey.com ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT IS HIGH AND A GROWING NUMBER OF YOUNG ARABS WOULD LIKE TO WORK IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR 24

25 ENTREPRENEURSHIP BY COUNTRY Do you feel people of this generation are more likely to start a business than in previous generations? Yes No Don t know All Egypt Jordan Kuwait Qatar Saudi Arabia UAE Oman Lebanon Bahrain Iraq Tunisia Libya Algeria Morocco Yemen Palestine GCC Non- GCC Base: Among All 25

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) Government Private Sector GCC Non-GCC GCC Non-GCC Base: Among All - not showing those that said Don t know" 26

27 arabyouthsurvey.com 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 27

28 MODEL NATIONS Which country in the world, if any, would you like to live in? UAE United States Saudi Arabia France Qatar UAE France United States Turkey Saudi Arabia Base: Among All!R"

29 DESIRED COUNTRY TO EMULATE Which country in the world, if any, would you most like your country to be like? UAE United States France Turkey China UAE France United States Turkey China Base: Among All!S"

30 arabyouthsurvey.com ARAB YOUTH CONSIDER THEIR COUNTRY S BIGGEST ALLIES TO BE REGIONAL NEIGHBOURS SUCH AS SAUDI ARABIA AND THE UAE RATHER THAN TRADITIONAL WESTERN COUNTRIES 30

31 COUNTRY S BIGGEST ALLIES Who would you say is your country s biggest ally? Among all 2012 Among all 2013 Among all Saudi Arabia UAE Qatar Kuwait United States Base: Among All 31

32 BIGGEST ALLIES-GCC/NON-GCC SPLIT Who would you say is your country s biggest ally? (Top 5) '(() ) ) *+,-'((!"!"!!!! #$ #% #" #" #& ## 71/62);:1=21 4;< 9131:./0123 4,2356) Base: Rebased to remove Don t know" N!"

33 arabyouthsurvey.com ARAB YOUTH ARE INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT OBESITY AND LIFESTYLE DISEASES AND DO NOT BELIEVE THAT HEALTHCARE IN THEIR COUNTRY IS IMPROVING 33

34 HEALTH ISSUES Which of the following health issues concerns you most? Obesity Diabetes Cancer Heart disease Other I am not concerned about health issues 34

35 HEALTHCARE SERVICES-GCC/NON-GCC SPLIT In the last year do you feel that the healthcare in your country has? Improved Stayed the same Got worse Among All GCC Non-GCC Base: Rebased to remove Don t know" 35

36 arabyouthsurvey.com AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF YOUNG ARABS BELIEVE THEY ARE ENTITLED TO SUBSIDISED ENERGY COSTS, WHILE CONCERN ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE IS LOW ACROSS THE REGION 36

37 ENERGY SUBSIDIES BY COUNTRY Do you think energy, electricity and transport fuel such as gasoline and diesel should be subsidised by your government? Yes No Among All Egypt Jordan Kuwait Qatar Saudi Arabia UAE Oman Lebanon Bahrain Iraq Tunisia Libya Algeria Morocco Yemen Palestine GCC Non GCC Base: Among All 37

38 BIGGEST CHALLENGE FACING THE MIDDLE EAST Which of the following would you say is the biggest challenge facing the Middle East today? 2014 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 Base: Rebased to remove Don t know" 38

39 arabyouthsurvey.com 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 39

40 NEWS SOURCES Where do you get your news? Television Online Newspapers Social media Friends and family Radio Magazines Base: Among All - not showing those that said Don t know and I m not interested in news 40

41 TRUSTED NEWS SOURCES In your opinion what is the most trusted source of news? TV news channels Social Media Newspapers Radio shows Magazines Base: Among All - not showing those that said Don t know and Other 41

42 NEWS CONSUMPTION How often do you update yourself on news and current affairs? Daily Nearly every day 2-3 times a week Once a week Once every 2-3 weeks Once a month Never Base: Among All 42

43 arabyouthsurvey.com TOP 10 FINDINGS 1 2 A GROWING NUMBER OF ARAB YOUTH ARE EMBRACING MODERN VALUES, WHILE FAMILY, FRIENDS AND RELIGION CONTINUE TO SHAPE THEIR OPINIONS AND INFLUENCE THEIR LIVES 3 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 4 ARAB YOUTH BELIEVE THAT CIVIL UNREST IS THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE FACING THE REGION RISING LIVING COSTS AND UNEMPLOYMENT ARE THE BIGGEST CONCERNS FOR YOUTH ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST 5 ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT IS HIGH AND A GROWING NUMBER OF YOUNG ARABS WOULD LIKE TO WORK FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR 43

44 arabyouthsurvey.com TOP 10 FINDINGS 6 7 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 9 8 ARAB YOUTH CONSIDER THEIR SAUDI ARABIA AND THE UAE RATHER THAN TRADITIONAL WESTERN ALLIES AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF YOUNG ARABS BELIEVE THEY ARE ENTITLED TO SUBSIDISED ENERGY COSTS, WHILE CONCERN ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE IS LOW ACROSS THE REGION ARAB YOUTH ARE INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT OBESITY AND LIFESTYLE DISEASES AND DO NOT BELIEVE THAT HEALTHCARE IN THEIR COUNTRY IS IMPROVING 10 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 44

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