Heterogeneity among Young People Neither in Employment Nor in Education in Brazil

Tamille Sales Dias and Ana Maria Nogales Vasconcelos

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2020, vol. 688, issue 1, 208-224

Abstract: We examined the diverse composition of young people aged 15–29 in Brazil who are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). The analysis shows the Brazilian NEET population’s main characteristics by analyzing data from the 2014 National Household Sample Survey. The findings confirm significant socioeconomic heterogeneity in group composition, which allows identification of subgroups with different levels of social vulnerability. A considerable proportion of these young people are in this status due to structural issues and social inequality, and for another significant portion of cases, NEET status is not a problem in itself. Therefore, especially in Latin America where demographic transitions have resulted in large economically active populations, investigations of youth inactivity and risk of social exclusion among this group are warranted.

Keywords: youth; NEET; education; labor; family; inequalities; multiple correspondence analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1177/0002716220913234

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