The Most Anxious Generation Yet? Sodexo Decodes Gen Z with Global Survey of University Students

The International Student Lifestyle Survey finds increasingly stressed students value universities for being welcoming and rank a friendly atmosphere as most important to university selection processParis, France/Gaithersburg, Maryland, Sept. 7, 2017 -Sodexo, world leader in quality of life...

London, 07/09/2017 (informazione.news - comunicati stampa - turismo)

-Sodexo, world leader in quality of life services, today released its first-ever International Student Lifestyle Survey, which surveyed 4,000 students in three continents for insights about ways to improve quality of life along students' academic journeys.

The report is intended to drive an understanding of university students around the world and to help universities provide new offerings, living arrangements and studying spaces that alleviate students' stress about studies, finances and/or careers after graduation.

The survey of undergraduates in the U.S., U.K., China, India, Italy and Spain, which can be downloaded here, took students' pulse on everything from what most influences their decision about where to attend university, to who is paying for their accommodations, to how much they're exercising and sleeping, to their career plans (or lack thereof). The responses about the four stages of a student's lifecycle-pre-arrival, arrival, living and departure-provide insight into universal student experiences and into those experiences where national culture and expectations make an enormous difference.

The survey builds on the success of Sodexo's industry-leading, biennial University Lifestyle Survey of students in the U.K., which it has released since 2004. This is the first year Sodexo, which serves 8 million students a day at 1,000 universities in 32 countries, has conducted the survey globally.
The research was carried out in spring 2017 by YouthSight, which surveyed 4,027 students from six countries who completed questionnaires online. The sample included 1,008 U.S. students, 1,005 from the U.K., 507 from Italy, 500 from Spain, 505 from India and 502 from China, in all years of study. There was a 50/50 gender split in all countries except India where it was 70/30 male to female.

Founded in 1966 by Pierre Bellon, Sodexo is the global leader in services that improve Quality of Life, an essential factor in individual and organizational performance. Operating in 80 countries, Sodexo serves 75 million consumers each day through its unique combination of On-site Services, Benefits and Rewards Services and Personal and Home Services. Through its more than 100 services, Sodexo provides clients an integrated offering developed over 50 years of experience: from food services, reception, safety, maintenance and cleaning, to facilities and equipment management; from Meal Pass, Gift Pass and Mobility Pass benefits for employees to in-home assistance, child care centers and concierge services. Sodexo's success and performance are founded on its independence, its sustainable business and financial model and its ability to continuously develop and to engage the commitment of its 425,000 employees throughout the world.
Sodexo is a member of the CAC 40 and DJSI Indices.