The survey asked "Bachillerato" students aged 16-18 about their life and career expectations in 30 years. Most valued job fulfillment over salary. Most expected to have 1-2 steady jobs rather than changing frequently. Most wanted to be happily married with 1-2 children and living in their own home, either in town or the countryside.

1. IES SES ESTACIONS
“Bachillerato” students
(16 to 18)
A survey
about
their life in 30 years’ time

2. What do you value most in your job?
80
70 68
60
50
45
no. of answers
40
30
23
20 18
15
10
6
0
salary free time fulfillment possibility of responsibility in your own town
travelling

3. What type of work do you think you will do?
40
35 34
32
30
27
25
no. of answers
20
15
10
8
6
5
0
social work office work professional manual work managerial
work work

4. I think I will ...
90
80
79
70
60
50
no. of answers
40
30
22
20
10
0
have 1or 2 steady jobs change jobs regularly

5. Would you like to become famous thanks to your work?
90
82
80
70
60
50
no. of answers
40
30
20
15
10 7
0
Yes Absolutely not Not important

6. You will have got your job thanks to ...
80
71
70
60
50
no. of answers
40
30
21 20
20
10
5
0
good university good luck good vocational good contacts
education training

7. Will your job make you happy?
120
100
98
80
no. of answers
60
40
20
4
0
Yes No

8. Would you rather be...?
60
50
49
40
32 33
no. of answers
30
20
10
0
a boss an employee your own boss

9. What type of company would you rather work for?
60
55
50
40
34
no. of answers
30
20 18
10
0
small big my own company

10. Will you be married?
80
70
69
60
50
no. of answers
40
30 28
20
10 7
0
Yes No, but living with somebody No, single

11. What will you value most in your partner?
70
61
60
50
40
40 38
no. of answers
32
30
27
22
20
19
10
1
0
beauty wealth intelligence kindness health understanding faithfulness freedom

12. What will you value most in your family?
100
90 87
80
70
65
60
no. of answers
50
40
30
20
19
16
10 7
0
love loyalty money respect freedom

13. How many children will you have?
50
45 44
40
35
30
no. of answers
25
22
20
15 14
10
10
7
6
5
0
0 1 1 or 2 2 3 more than 3

14. What type of home will you live in?
90
79
80
70
60
50
no. of answers
40
30
20
16
10
3 2
0
flat house caravan houseboat

15. Where will you live?
70
60
60
50
40
no. of answers
30
26
20
14
10 8
0
town or city village countryside near the sea

16. Your home will be ...
100
95
90
80
70
60
no. of answers
50
40
30
20
10
2
0
my own property rented

17. What country or continent will you live in?
35
31
30
30 29
25
21
20
no. of answers
15
12
10
5 4
0
Palma Majorca Balearics mainland Europe Others
Spain

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33
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34
Palma or Majorca in 30 years’ time.
39
more
same
less or few er

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10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
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