Young people are remaining surprisingly resilient in dealing with the recession, in spite of mounting debt, lack of money for leisure and fears over career prospects.
According to the latest British Youth Council (BYC) report about young people's attitudes to the recession, just under two-thirds said they are still managing to save regularly. A similar proportion of the 485 12- to 25-year-olds surveyed have an ideal career in mind and three-quarters said they are happy with their current situation, such as a job or course.
But the report, entitled Weathering the Recession, says young people are finding it increasingly hard to remain this optimistic.
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