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Originally Posted by Sangetsu
Average life expectancy in sub-Saharan Africa is only 35 years or so, so 15 is considered middle-aged there. A large percentage of 15 year olds already have children, and it's not unusual for Africans to become grandparents before they are 30 years old.
I would suspect that most 15 year olds in the 3rd World (which would be the majority of 15 year olds in the world), are already working to help their families, if they don't already have families of their own.
Knowing these facts makes it pretty easy to see why people would love to leave their own country and look for a better life elsewhere.
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I agree that 15 could be fairly indicative in 3rd world countries, but this survey was not limited to there. My 15 year old neice, like most American teenagers, would be far from practical or realistic answering this question if you simply asked on the spur of the moment and expected an immediate response.