| dc.description.abstract | This report is based on interviews with 870 young people aged 16-25 who were
either born in Norway or immigrated to Norway before the age of six, and both of
whose parents were born in Pakistan, Turkey or Vietnam. Three out of four youth
of the interviewees were born in Norway, while the rest immigrated before the age
of six.
The report identifies differences in living conditions by national origin and by gender
in the sample group, and compares the latter’s living conditions with those of
other youth in Norway and of older (first-generation) immigrants.
Youth of immigrant origin live with their parents to a greater degree than other
young people, especially the oldest ones. Youth of Pakistani origin have the biggest
households, but they also live in the largest dwellings. Cramped housing - although
prevalent - is seldom perceived as a problem since only one out of ten thinks his or
her home is too small. Only a minority would like to have many people of the same
national origin as themselves in their neighbourhood, and three out of ten think that
“a few people” would be ideal.
The percentage of married couples is higher – and the percentage of cohabitants is
significantly lower – than among other youth. Almost one out of four youth of
Turkish origin is married, compared with barely one out of eight of Pakistani origin
and just one out of one hundred of Vietnamese origin. Two out of three of those
who were married had a great deal of influence on their decision to marry. One out
of five married youth has a spouse living abroad. | en_US |
