Peterborough Young Carers conference: Celebration, Awareness, Practice - challenging quiz about young carers in the UK from The Children's Society. contact Jenny.Hine@childrenssociety.org.uk

1. The Children’s Society Include Project Young Carers Quiz, October 2010

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5. Young Carers Quiz Prepared by Toni-Marie Smith Development Worker, The Children’s Society,

6. True or False? There are approximately 125,000 young carers in the UK?

7. False The 2001 Census has shown there are approximately 175,000 young carers in the UK

8. True or False? More girls are young carers than boys?

9. True 56% Girls 44% Boys

10. True or False? 35% of young carers live in lone parent families?

11. False 56% of young carers live in lone parent families

12. True or False? About 1/5 of young carers care for someone with mental illness?

13. False About a 1/3 of young carers care for a person with mental illness

14. True or False? There are between 10,000 – 15,000 children of problem drug users?

15. False There are between 250,000 – 350,000 children of problem drug users

16. True or False? 1 in 5 refugees have a physical health problem severe enough to affect their lives?

17. False 1 in 6 refugees have a physical health problem and two thirds have experienced significant anxiety or depression.

18. True or False? 20% of young carers miss school?

19. True Between 13 % of primary school age & 27 % secondary age are still experiencing some problems at school