THE YOUTH OF  SOUTH AFRICA

Selected findings from Census ’96

3 December 2001

Contents

Introduction and executive summary

Demographic profile
Marital status
Childbearing
Education
The labour market
The employed
Unemployment

Chapter 1: Methodology

Demarcation and enumeration
Questionnaires Adjusting for undercount
Chapter outline of the remainder of the report

Chapter 2: The demographic picture of youth in South Africa - Part 1 | Part 2

Who are the youth and where are they in the country?
Internal migration of youth in South Africa
Languages of South Africa spoken by the youth
The age–sex distribution of the youth
Implications

Chapter 3: Marital status and childbearing - Part 1 | Part 2

Marital status
Age of mother at birth of first child
Implications

Chapter 4: Education - Part 1 | Part 2

Education levels of youth aged 14-35 years
Attendance at educational institutions
Those who were studying
Those who were not studying Implications

Chapter 5: Employment among the youth in South Africa- Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Introduction
Labour market status of those aged 15-35 years
Labour force participation rate
The labour absorption rate
Youth employment in South Africa by industry
Occupational status of employed youth Income

Chapter 6: South African youth and unemployment

Comparing unemployment among the population groups
Unemployment and education
Implications

Chapter 7: Conclusion