2023 YOUTH STUDY YOUTH VOICES OF AZERBAIJAN – ATTITUDES, VALUES AND FUTURE PROSPECTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY · of all young people(51%) in Azerbaijan report that their households can afford more than just food and clothing, while 28% say there is enough money for clothing and shoes, but not enough to buy a large household appliance. Fourteen percent are at the bottom of the financial ladder, with 10% only affording food and 4% basic necessities. · of Baku report being better off than those living in rural areas. In addition, ethnic Azerbaijanis and young people with higher education claim a higher subjective level of well-being compared to youth that indicated their ethnicity as other than Azerbaijani 1 and those with primary education. · majority of young people(59%) in Azerbaijan believe that materially they are in the same condition as other fellow citizens. Men, Baku residents, respondents in the oldest age cohort, employed persons and holders of higher education are more likely to evaluate the material situation of their household as worse than the majority in their geographic area. 1 | YOUTH STUDY AZERBAIJAN 2023