YOUTH 2020 - The position of young people in Slovenia

General trends in young people’s values and attitudes  47 Figure 1.6: Perception of youth discrimination along different key characteristics, 2018–2020 Were you ever a victim of any of the following forms of discrimination? 90% 80% 70% 40% 30% 60% 50% 20% 10% Frequently 2018 2020 On the basis of sexual orientation 7.0 90.0 5.2 92.2 2018 2020 On the basis of national/ethnic affiliation 13.5 83.1 13.2 83.3 2018 2020 On the basis of religous beliefs 4.2 16.2 79.6 4.7 14.3 81.0 2018 2020 On the basis of gender 5.0 24.2 70.7 5.5 26.6 67.9 2018 2020 On the basis of socio-economic status 5.1 24.0 70.9 5.9 29.0 65.1 2018 2020 On the basis of (young) age 7.9 41.1 51.0 8.2 31.8 60.0 Sometimes Never 0% 100% 3.4 3.4 2.6 3.0 Sources: Youth Studies Southeast Europe 2018/2019, Mladina 2020. Three important facts can be gleaned fromFigure 1.6. First, in 2020 the larg- est share to report feeling discriminated against did so on the basis of age (40%). Contrary to the typical stereotype thatmodern societies aesthetical- ly and culturally glorify youth (inmusic, movies, novels, beauty magazines, etc.), the data show that, at least in Slovenia, young people do not feel glori- fied but looked down on. Additional analyses reveal that ageism is felt more by that youth subgroupwhich is less successful in school, atwork, and in life