2019 Vietnam Youth Integrity Survey (YIS 2019) Supporting values and practices of integrity young Vietnamese (for reference) +21*'8&38%/,6+,1*+286( 1+¬;8Ҩ7%Ҧ1+Ӗ1*ĈӬ& In the framework of the Transparency International (TI) Vietnam Strategy 2016 - 2020, this report was PDGH SRVVLEOH ZLWK WKH ¿QDQFLDO VXSSRUW RI &DQDGD Fund for Local Initiatives Vietnam - CFLI Vietnam and the Embassy of Ireland in Vietnam The views expressed in this report are the author’s alone and are not necessarily the views of the funders TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 INTRODUCTION KEY FINDING Authors: Vu Ngoc Anh, Christian Levon, Nguyen Thi Kieu Vien 2.1 Youth Values and Attitudes towards Integrity 10 'DWDFROOHFWLRQDQG¿HOGVXUYH\ ,QGRFKLQD5HVHDUFK (Vietnam) Perceptions of the concept of integrity 10 Design: Luck House Values 17 Acknowledgements: We would like to thank everyone who contributed to the research and preparation of this report, in particular expert reviewers, Dr Hoang Tu Anh, Dr Vu Cong Giao, Conrad Zellmann, Xavier Depouilly and the colleagues at Towards Transparency Every effort has been made to verify the accuracy of information contained in this report All information was believed to be correct as of August 2019 The authors cannot accept responsibility for the consequences of the report’s use for other purposes or in other contexts Perceptions of the importance of integrity 15 2.2 Youth experiences and behaviours 22 Experiences with corruption 22 Willingness to engage in corruption 25 &RPPLWPHQWWR¿JKWFRUUXSWLRQDQGSURPRWH integrity 28 2.3 Shapers of youth’s integrity 33 Sources of information 33 Integrity education 36 Cover photo: Towards Transparency ISBN: …………… © 2019 Towards Transparency All rights reserved CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 39 METHODOLOGY 42 4.1 Sample design 43 4.2 Questionnaire review 44 7KH¿HOGZRUN 44 Transparency International (TI) is the global civil VRFLHW\ RUJDQLVDWLRQ OHDGLQJ WKH ¿JKW DJDLQVW corruption Through more than 100 chapters worldwide and an international secretariat in Berlin, Germany, TI raises awareness of the damaging effects of corruption and works with partners in government, business and civil society to develop and implement effective measures to tackle it REFERENCES 46 www.transparency.org ANNEX 2: THE QUESTIONNAIRE 51 7RZDUGV7UDQVSDUHQF\ 77 LVD9LHWQDPHVHQRQSUR¿W consultancy company founded in 2008 to contribute WR WKH SUHYHQWLRQ RI DQG ¿JKW DJDLQVW FRUUXSWLRQ ,Q 0DUFK 77EHFDPHWKHRI¿FLDO1DWLRQDO&RQWDFW of Transparency International (TI) TT’s vision is a Vietnam free of corruption where people enjoy social justice, accountability and transparency in all aspects of life TT’s mission is to reduce corruption in Vietnam by increasing demand and promoting measures for transparency, accountability and integrity in government, business and civil society at large www.towardstransparency.vn 4.4 Limitations of the survey 45 ANNEXES 49 ANNEX 1: KEY SAMPLE PARAMETERS 49 01 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Vietnam Youth Integrity Survey (YIS 2019) “We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future” (Franklin D Roosevelt) Corruption remains a serious problem in Vietnam despite continued efforts and strong determination of the Communist Party and the government of Vietnam to eradicate corruption A noticeable corruption effect seen worldwide is the public loss of trust in the government, especially by youth Integrity, according to Transparency International (2009), means “behaviours and actions consistent with a set of moral or ethical principles and standards, embraced by individuals as well as institutions, which create a barrier to corruption” It is a learned behaviour, therefore promoting and exercising integrity needs to start from education It needs to become a social norm that is championed by society and nurtured from an early age Thus, understanding youth perceptions toward integrity, their attitudes and actions when IDFHGZLWKFRUUXSWLRQLVSLYRWDODVD¿UVWVWHSWRZDUGV building a society of integrity Youth are the main foundation for a country They represent the future of society, which they shape through their attitudes and behaviours Transparency International shows that young people know that corruption is wrong, that they are willing to report on and expose corruption, and that they aspire to live in societies that are fair, transparent and rooted in integrity However, societies make it increasingly GLI¿FXOWIRU\RXWKWROLYHXSWRWKHVWDQGDUGVRILQWHJULW\ when governments, education institutions, parents and other role models fail to promote an environment of integrity There is little research on youth perceptions toward corruption and integrity in Vietnam, where more than half of the population is under the age of 30 (Vietnam GSO and UNFPA, 2016) In an effort to address this shortcoming, Towards Transparency (TT)’s Youth Integrity Survey (YIS) explores what integrity means to young people and how they experience and react to corruption The survey, conducted in 2011 and 2014, is now in its third edition, and is one of the primary efforts by TT to contribute to promoting integrity and addressing corruption in Vietnam 7KH¿HOGZRUNIRUWKH