Student life
Young students living in a few square meters
Environmentally concerned backpack travellers
Modern-community-minded
Leftist vegans
Readymade meals and fastfood
Climate politics and social issues
The young people who live in Student life are in their 20s. Almost all live alone, and there are virtually none who have children. Some are of an origin other than Danish, of whom many are from the Nordics or an EU country. Others are immigrants or descendants of families with Danish citizenship.
The education level is being worked on, for virtually all are students and come straight from upper-secondary school. Some have so far completed a bachelor's, while others are about to finish a longer higher education. In the statistics, many appear to work, but here it is primarily a matter of student jobs, which the income level also reveals. Therefore, there is not yet much to set aside, so wealth is for many a theoretical concept. A good half have debt, while those who have savings are in the low end, presumably with a housing or study savings that has followed them through life.
Many are currently placed in the working and lower class, but by far the most will quickly climb upwards once the diploma and a 'real' job are secured.
If you visit them, it is surely in the communal kitchen that you are offered tea, coffee or beer. Most rent privately. That is because many Student life are owned by private foundations, but the public rentals are of course also included here. The hall-of-residence dwellings come in several versions, and usually they are small rooms or dwellings of under 40 m² in varying condition and age.
Where there are studies, there are Student life, and they live all over the country. Only very few have a car, so most probably get around by bicycle or by public transport.
Weekday and weekend melt together in a life where the studies fill the thoughts most of the time. But even though the economy and time are tight, this type gets out regularly - either in town, to a concert or home to family and friends. They also get out when they need to smoke, and you more often see one of this type standing huddling with a cigarette in hand than among the population in general. The e-cigarette has also become popular, just as snus is being taken like never before; perhaps to soothe exam anxiety or ensure concentration, or simply because they think it is cool.
Another good way to unwind from the study grind is exercise, and by far over half of the Student life make sure to get moving every week. They also have intentions of a healthy diet; gladly green and climate-friendly, but it does not always end up that way, for time is short and quality and organic eat too much of the student grant (SU). Therefore, it is often the yellow price tags and the supermarkets' own goods that lie in the backpack on the way home from the shopping.
The Student life of course spend a good deal of their time reading non-fiction. And if they do not get to see family that often, they fortunately have the community at the hall of residence or in the communal living arrangement. Here they are now and then tempted by an extra beer, with indie pop and alternative music in the background. Otherwise, one can always check one's smartphone. Together with the computer, it is used to keep in touch with friends on social media - and of course as a study tool, toy, entertainment, news provider and for streaming films and series. The young people in the Student life choose in and out as it suits them and have no need for a TV in the cramped room. On the other hand, they are diligent users of podcasts, which almost two thirds listen to weekly.
In terms of values, they typically place themselves among the Modern-community-oriented. Politics interests them nowhere near as much as the average Dane, and not all get out to the polling stations. Nevertheless, it is a matter of reasonably loyal left-wing voters, where the Red-Green Alliance (Enhedslisten) and SF stand strong. Despite their strong conviction on the far left, this type at the same time has a quite large overrepresentation of young people who take an interest in, and act on, the stock market. It is, after all, a quick route to gains that can supplement the student grant.
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