YOUTH 2020 - The position of young people in Slovenia

40 Figure 1.2: Youth interests in specific areas in the period 2010–2020. How interested are you in the following categories? 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.5 3.0 4.0 4.5 5.0 2020 The history and fate of the nation 3.12 2.80 3.08 Art and culture 3.00 2.75 3.17 Shopping 3.15 2.96 3.26 Science and scientific achievements 3.19 2.89 3.43 Taking care of own appearance, looks 3.80 3.70 3.84 Travel 4.03 3.77 3.85 2010 2000 1.0 Sources: Mladina 2000, Mladina 2010, Mladina 2020. Note: The interests were measured on a 5-degree scale (1 – not interested at all; 5 – very interested). For at least 20 years, young people are primarily concerned with private issues such as friendship, family, and freedom of expression, while broader social issues, such as the fate of the nation, are of much lesser importance. Young people are also not given to values of materialism and power.