Survey results: Youth preference on A/L subjects, Jobs, Internet and marriage

30 percent youth decide to follow the Arts stream at the GCE A/L, 14 percent Commerce, five percent Biology and four percent Maths stream, Colombo University Senior Professor of Sociology Prof Siri Hettige, citing a survey said.

Three thousand youth aged between 15 to 29 were selected randomly for the survey covering 22 administrative districts excluding Kilinochchi, Mannar and Mullaitivu.

IT literacy and internet usage

Colombo University Arts Faculty Dean Prof Indralal de Silva citing the survey said IT literacy and internet usage was spreading throughout the country. Prof de Silva said IT literacy among youth is 57 percent and out of this, the male percentage was high (60 percent). One third of youth had used the Internet and it is becoming evident that the Internet present risks as well as opportunities to adolescent development in the knowledge economy, he said.

Job Preference

Prof Siri Hettige said that seventy percent of youth prefer jobs in the State sector. Only 18 percent preferred private sector jobs while 50 percent youth wanted to migrate.

Marriage and Love

Most young men and women (75 percent) noted that their main criteria for a marriage partner was good character and love, affection, care and companionship. Fifty percent young women and 66 percent young men said they will decide on their partners. Thirty eight percent young women and 26 percent young men said they will rely on their parents’ decision.

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