| dc.description | Currently, the number of Chilean young people not in education, employment,
or training ─NEETs─ remains comparatively high and major gender
gaps persist. Recent studies have revealed the heterogeneity of this social
group, but they have failed to provide an in-depth analysis of its characteristics
informed by the reasons which its members regard as the
source of their situation. The aim of this study is to characterise Chilean
young people according to their reasons for not working or studying.
Based on data from a subsample of 236,424 subjects included in the
Chilean Socioeconomic Characterisation Survey, descriptive, cluster, and
bivariate analyses were performed. These analyses revealed 3 NEET profiles
according to the presence of certain barriers ─family, health, attitudinal,
psychological, or access-related─ or a lack of interest in working
and/or studying. Subjects were thus classed as: unidimensional NEET, bidimensional
NEET, and disinterested. The data revealed that a large number
of young people are inactive and that gender factors have an impact
on the presence of barriers. The data also confirmed the complexity of
NEET status, calling into question its use as an analytic category.
Furthermore, our findings highlighted the need for a gender-informed
approach in the analysis and intervention efforts targeting this group in
Chile. | |
