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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

Work and money worry young people more than culture wars or climate, UK poll finds

Three friends huddle together looking at a phone
Young people who took part in the research still had strong feelings about social media with 67% saying it should be banned for under-16s. Photograph: Justin Lambert/Getty Images

Young people are more worried about their finances, work pressures and job insecurity than social media, the climate crisis and culture war debates, research shows.

The polling also challenges the simplistic characterisation of generational conflict, revealing that differences within gen Z, whether around class, education or gender, are often more pronounced than the differences between generations.

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