Seen exclusively by CYP Now, the young people's survey, which questioned more than 600 14- to-19-year-olds, accompanies the Family Commission report by charity 4Children that is set to be published this week.
The survey found that 69 per cent of the young respondents are happy or very happy with their family life and only eight per cent were unhappy. The top three favourite things about family life identified by young people were support, security and fun.
Just more than half of the young people said the worst part about their family life was arguments.
The survey's other recommendations were for government not to cut the education maintenance allowance, to introduce a national youth transport card and to work with the media to achieve more positive portrayals of young people.
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