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Young people want better job prospects and housing
Young islanders say they feel there are more career prospects elsewhere
Young people have said a lack of career opportunities are forcing them to think about leaving home.
In a survey by Dr Nicola Brink - Guernsey's Medical Officer of Health and Director of Public Health - housing, cost of living and transport were big headaches for the future.
Only 27% of the young people Brink heard from said they were confident in staying on the island.
Amber Thomson told BBC Guernsey: "I think that a lot of people kind of tend to go to uni[versity] and then they think, well there's not that much opportunity for me if I come back."
The 21-year-old studied environmental science and said she planned to move away for more career opportunities and to "see what else is out there in the world".
She said: "Guernsey is a really, really tiny place and when you start to look at the world as a whole you realise just how small it is and how little you have seen in life."
She valued the safety of island life but added: "I think that there's a real gap between the young people of Guernsey and then the older generations.
"I think that it's a real shame that we don't have any sense of community between the two groups at all" and said it would be good to bridge that gap.
Bill Nicholson, 21, said he was also considering a future off the island.