Youth unemployment and inactivity

Albæk, Karsten; Asplund, Rita; Barth, Erling; Lindahl, Lena; Simson, Kristine von; Vanhala, Pekka

doi:10.6027/tn2015-548

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“…In Denmark, students in vocational education are less likely to complete their studies, and young adults attain secondary education at a somewhat later age than in Finland. The lower level of education completed by the general population in Denmark, however, is not necessarily visible in a lower participation rate in education and employment during young adulthood, although the evidence is inconclusive (Albaek et al, 2015;Bäckman et al, 2015).…”

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Educational attainment by children with parental alcohol problems in Denmark and Finland

Raitasalo

Østergaard

Andrade

2020

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

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Background: Adverse childhood experiences have negative outcomes for children, yet previous research suggests the independent effect of parental alcohol problems is inconsistent. Objectives: Our aim was (1) to compare educational attainment among Danish and Finnish youth with parental alcohol problems and (2) to study the associations between parental alcohol problems and children’s educational attainment in these two Nordic welfare states. Data and methods: Administrative longitudinal data on children born in 1991 in Finland ( n = 64,696) and Denmark ( n = 64,138) and their biological parents. The children were followed until their 21st birthdays. We applied a mediation analysis to investigate how the association between parental alcohol problems and children’s educational attainment is mediated by four indicators for poor socioeconomic family background (low parental education, long-term economic distress, psychiatric disorders, and living in a non-intact family). Results: At age 20 years, Finnish children were more likely to complete their education than their Danish peers. Young adults with parental alcohol problems faced early school leaving more frequently in both countries compared with their peers, but the relative risk was higher in Finland. In both countries, long-term economic distress mediated the highest proportion of the effect of alcohol problems (39% in Denmark and 34% in Finland). Low parental education and psychiatric disorders mediated part of the effect, but not to the same degree as economic distress. Conclusions: Ensuring education for children with parental alcohol problems is a key to improving their long-term outcomes in different life domains. Consequently, healthcare, social work and education sectors should prioritise advancing education among these children in order to prevent their exclusion from education and labour markets, and they should cooperate closely in doing so.

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Educational attainment by children with parental alcohol problems in Denmark and Finland

Raitasalo

Østergaard

Andrade

2020

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

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“…Youth who do not complete compulsory education constitute a critical group because they run higher risks than youth who stay in school longer, having weak connections to the labour market, socioeconomic disadvantages, and reduced wellbeing (Albaek et al, 2015;Halvorsen & Hvinden, 2018). 1 Hence, supporting young people in starting and successfully completing an education at the upper secondary level has become a prioritised policy matter at the national and supranational levels, which inter alia has resulted in a large variety of programmes aimed at minimising early school leaving (ESL).…”

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Locality and the Prevention of Early School Leaving: Supporting Youth Transitions to Upper Secondary School in a Highly Decentralised Education System

Lundahl

Linde

Lindgren

et al. 2020

Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance

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“…These cross-country differences can be explained to some extent by the education systems of the respective countries. In Sweden and Finland, students are more likely to take a standard (academic) pathway through upper secondary school (Albaek et al, 2015). Alternatively, in Denmark and Norway students are more evenly split between academic and vocational pathways, with those in the vocational pathway more vulner-able to non-completion (ibid.).…”

Section: Great Differences In Education Among Working Age Populationmentioning

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State of the Nordic Region 2018

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Demography (chapters 2-4): Describes and analyses population development in terms of natural increase or decline, migration, urbanisation and age distribution. Labour market (chapters 5-7). Describes and analyses employment, unemployment and economically-inactive groups, especially among young people and foreign born, as well as education. Economy (chapters 8-10): Describes and analyses GDP, income levels, innovation capacity, research and development and foreign direct investment (FDI). The second part consists of four thematic focus areas. The chosen areas for the 2018 edition are: Bioeconomy (chapter 11): Focuses on land use and land ownership, forestry, biogas, fisheries and aquaculture. Digitalisation (chapter 12): Focuses on the broadband coverage and use of Internet to interact with the public sector. Health and welfare (chapter 13): Focuses on public health issues and the territorial dimensions of life expectancy and accessibility to healthcare. Culture and arts (chapter 14): Focuses on newlyproduced data at municipal and regional levels on cinemas, libraries and museums.

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Youth unemployment and inactivity

Cited by 24 publications

References 26 publications

Educational attainment by children with parental alcohol problems in Denmark and Finland

Educational attainment by children with parental alcohol problems in Denmark and Finland

Locality and the Prevention of Early School Leaving: Supporting Youth Transitions to Upper Secondary School in a Highly Decentralised Education System

State of the Nordic Region 2018

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