Blog
What does the future look like?
To align with La Boite's show The Time Is Now, which heroes ten young artists and their visions of the future, we surveyed Queensland students about their hopes and concerns for the future.
We believe it's important to give voice to our younger generation - the future leaders of this country.
Learn more about Queensland students' desires for the future, and discover the results below!
Most important to respondents
Data indicated the following topics were most important to survey respondents: equality between races; equality between genders; protection against crime and violence; freedom from discrimination and persecution.
- 91% of respondents believe equality between races is very important
- 80% of respondents believe equality between genders is very important
- 78% of respondents believe protection against crime and violence is very important
- 76% of respondents believe freedom from discrimination and persecution is very important
- 0% of respondents indicated that equality between races and equality between genders is slightly important or not important, indicating its significance amongst the demographic
Least important to respondents
Data indicated the following topics were least important to survey respondents: reducing illegal immigration; saving money; personal security online.
- 14% of respondents indicated they had no opinion about reducing illegal immigration; 12% believe it’s slightly important, and 25% believe it is very important
- 35% of respondents believe saving money is very important, with 38% indicating its fairly important and 20% indicating its important; indicating lower priority for demographic surveyed
- 44% of respondents believe personal security is very important
Open-ended responses
Data gathered from the open-ended question:
When thinking about your future, please tell us what you're most concerned about and why?
- 54% of respondents indicated they’re most concerned about their financial stability OR ability to secure a job via commentary or sentiment
- 24% of respondents indicated they’re concerned about global warming, climate change OR environment via commentary or sentiment
Data gathered from the open-ended question:
If you could change one thing about the world (big or small) what would it be and why?
- 33% of respondents indicated they would prioritise equality between race, gender, age, etc.
- 14% of respondents indicated they would prioritise climate change, global warming, environmental issues
- 12% of respondents indicated they would like to change Government policies or political action taken for the betterment of society
Download the full survey report here.
