One third would participate if they got a personal living allowance, while 39 per cent would take part if they got a contribution for further study.
Sixty-three per cent backed a compulsory service while 27 per cent thought it should be optional.
As for naming of such an initiative, the words "duty", "civic" and "service" held least appeal among young people. Suggested names included iCare, Help the Nation, Kick Start and Expand.
Higher education minister David Lammy said this week that he was in favour of a compulsory civic service. Speaking at a Labour conference fringe event organised by think-tank Demos called Would a youth civic service fix Britain's teenagers?, Lammy said: "I have long been an advocate of a national civic service and I would make it compulsory. That is not the view of the Labour Party or government."
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