Barriers to studying and working

A new look at the Neet concept in Chile

Bibliographic Data

ID11423940
AuthorsHalle Roman (0000-0002-3459-0411, Catholic University of the Maule, corresponding author), José Manuel Gaete (School of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, and Center for Interdisciplinary Studies on Political Culture, Memory, and Human Rights (CEI-CPMDH), Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile), Macarena Alegría García (0000-0003-0102-1551, San Sebastián University), Macarena Alegría (San Sebastián University), Paola Ilabaca (School of legal and Social Sciences, Universidad de Viña Del Mar, Chile)
Year2022
Volume41
Issue2
Pages183-198
Publication date2022-03-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Lifelong Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0260-1370 • E-ISSN: 1464-519X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02601370.2022.2041746
OpenAlexW4213444001
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited17

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, bi-dimensional 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

Bivariate analysis · Cluster (spacecraft · Descriptive statistics · Intervention (counseling · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Social Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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