Oxnard study finds roadblocks to young adult health, education

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Oxnard study finds roadblocks to young adult health, education

Oxnard adults aged 18-34 report significantly worse health than their peers across the state and are less likely to have health insurance, researchers from UCLA told the Oxnard City Council Oct. 8.

The researchers presented these findings and much more from a city-commissioned study at the council meeting, putting concrete numbers to some of the obstacles facing the city’s young adults.

Oxnard study finds roadblocks to young adult health, education

Among the study’s findings:

Young adults are more likely to attend some form of college, but about half as likely to have a bachelor’s degree. They are more likely to have jobs, but predominantly in fields with limited opportunity for upward mobility.

None of the data seemed to surprise the city councilmembers on the dais or the community leaders — from local schools, agencies and advocacy groups — who filled the chambers.


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