Composition of the Macao Youth Indicators Profile

Data collected for the Macao Youth Indicators Profile during the period of 2004 to 2006 was in accordance with the 10 areas and 80 indicators proposed by the University of Macau. The 10 areas of research are: 1. Population, Marriage and Family; 2. Physical and Mental Health; 3. Education and Training; 4. Labour Force and Employment; 5. Cultural, Leisure, Recreational and Sports Activities; 6. Civic Duties and Social Participation; 7.Youth Crime and Deviant Behaviours; 8. Values; 9. Consumption and Quality of Life; 10. Social Environment and Youth Policies.

Planning and review were carried out on the relevant indicators in 2007. In line with the basis of the project, the composition of the profile was revised to 10 areas and 78 indicators. Area 10 was renamed “Social Environment and Youth Development”

In 2017, in response to the recommendations of the mid-term review report of the "Macao Youth Policy (2012-2020)", the Indicators Profile was reorganised and optimised again, and relevant indicators such as youth competitiveness and environmental protection awareness were added. The adjusted indicator profile covers 79 indicators in ten areas.

In 2021, in conjunction with the SAR government’s promulgation and implementation of the optimised "Macao Youth Policy (2021-2030)", the indicator system will be adjusted for the third time. In response to the vision, policy direction and goals of the new round of youth policies, as well as emerging youth issues, the field of "family and country feelings" has been added, and indicators of happiness, comprehensive competitiveness, social participation, and integration into regional cooperation have been added. The adjusted indicator system has a total of 80 indicators in 11 areas.

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