What is really important to us...

How do you see the future? Do you want to have a family one day? And what is the most important thing to you right now? If you want to understand the youth of today, you have to listen to them! We interviewed them with the camera.

Our author Virginia Nolan met and portrayed seven young people for our 2016 youth dossier. We will gradually publish the portraits on the website. You can already get to know five of these young people today, as we have also captured them in moving images. They answered our questions about family, school, media, politics and the future in front of the camera.

12 minutes of concentrated youthfulness

Do you have some time and are you interested in all the answers? Then sit back, relax and take a look at our entire survey. If you are only interested in certain topics, you can also scroll further.

The all-round hit - 5 young people talk for 12 minutes about what is currently on their minds, their family life and media as well as their dreams for the future.

Points of contention in the family

When asked about their family, all the young people emphasised how important it is to them. Of course, there are still arguments at home...

What Swiss families argue about.

The most important thing

When asked what is most important to young people in their lives at the moment, nobody had to hesitate for long. And the answers sound surprisingly similar...

What is most important to you right now?

Media use

Young people are often accused of always being glued to their mobile phones. We asked: How do you use media?

How do you use media?

How do you want to live later?

A big house with a big family - is that still desirable for young people today? We asked.

How do you want to live later?

A rosy future or is everything getting worse?

How do young people see the future of society in times of terror, migration and rapid progress?

How do you see the future of society?

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In the dossier of our October issue, we take an in-depth look at young people in 2016. 23 pages give young people and experts the chance to have their say and analyse the latest youth studies. You can order the current issue here.