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Youth in Barbuda

See also: Youth in Antigua and Barbuda

In terms of the demography of the island, youth in Barbuda can be categorized together as one age group. It was projected that 33.92% of the Barbudan population was aged 0–17 years in 2011.[1] (285 young men and 266 young women).[2]

In this article, youth is defined as those aged 0–17 years old.

The Barbuda Council Youth Affairs & Sports committee has responsibility for youth.

Ethnicity, citizenship, and immigration

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In Barbuda, 95.56% of the youth are of African descent, 2.96% are mixed Black and White, and 1.48% are of other mixed ancestry.[3] A total of 0.18% of young people were born in "Other Latin or North American countries," 92.42% in Antigua and Barbuda, 0.92% in Canada, 0.55% in Dominica, 1.85% in Guyana, 0.37% in Jamaica, 0.37% in the UK, 2.22% in the US, 0.92% in the US Virgin Islands, and 0.18% were unsure of their birthplace.[4] 93.90% of respondents identified their primary citizenship as Antiguan and Barbudan, 0.55% as Canadian, 0.55% as Dominican (Commonwealth) citizen, 1.66% as Guyanese, 0.37% as Jamaican, 0.18% as British, 2.40% as American, 0.18% as having another citizenship, and 0.18% as not stating.[5] Out of the children who held dual citizenship, 18.18% were citizens of Canada, 9.09% were citizens of the Commonwealth of Dominica, 9.09% were Guyanese, 9.09% were British, 45.45% were citizens of the United States, and 9.09% were citizens of another nation.[6]

Housing

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Main article: Housing in Barbuda

4.07% of youth lived in households that used concrete as the main material of outer walls, 74.12% of lived in homes that used concrete/blocks, 10.35% lived in homes that used wood, 8.87% lived in homes that used wood and concrete, and 2.59% used other.[7] 0.92% of young people lived in households that used concrete as the main roofing material, 97.23% in sheet metal, 0.74% in asphalt shingles, 0.74% in other shingles, and 0.37% in wood shingles.[8] 98.52% of youth live in separate homes, 0.18% live in part of a private home, and 1.29% in a business/dwelling.[9] 2.24% of youth lived in households that reported a crime in the last 12 months.[10]

Education

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65.85% of young men aged 0–4 attended school full time, and 34.15% did not attend school, 97.56% of young men aged 5–9 attended school full time, 1.22% attended school part-time, and 1.22% did not attend school, 100.00% of young men aged 10–14 attended school full time, 76.67% of young men aged 15–19 attended school full time, and 23.33% did not.[11] 65.43% of young women aged 0–4 attended school full time, by far the highest number in the nation, 34.57% of young women aged 0–4 did not attend school full time, 98.72% of young women aged 5–9 attended school full time, and 1.28% did not, 100.00% of young women aged 10–14 attended school full time, 77.42% of young women aged 15–19 attended school full time, and 22.58% did not.[11]

Health

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Main article: Health in Barbuda

4.81% of youth had a disability with some difficulty, and 2.03% of youth had a disability with lots of difficulty. In both categories, these rates were higher compared to any other parish on Antigua.[12] 8.55% of youth had allergies in Barbuda, the third highest number in the nation.[13] 0.19% of youth had diabetes.[14] 0.37% of youth had sickle cell, by far the lowest number in the nation.[15] 0.19% of youth have mental illness, the highest number in the nation.[16] 2.96% of youth have a seeing disability with some difficulty, and 0.18% of youth have a seeing disability with a lot of difficulty or not able to see at all.[17]

References

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