Post-16 Transitions: a Longitudinal Study of Young People with ...

would go to the Jobcentre or Benefits Agency and almost onefifth
said they would ask friends or family. Only one in twenty
young people would ask the Careers Service or Connexions
for advice on benefits.
6.1.2 Other support services
Many young people had come into contact with professional
support services and personnel since completing compulsory
schooling (Table 6.2).
Most of this contact had been medical in nature. Over half of
the sample had visited their doctor at least once and over one
in ten had seen a nurse or school nurse, at some point since
finishing Year 11. Almost one-third of the sample had also
seen a Careers Service or Connexions personal adviser. Eleven
per cent of young people taking part in the survey also
reported that they had seen a social worker since completing
compulsory schooling. One-quarter of the sample, however,
Table 6.2: Contact with professional/other support services since Year 11
N = %
Doctor 931 51
Careers Service/ Connexions personal adviser 561 30
Nurse or school nurse 285 14
Social Worker 240 11
Physiotherapist 146 7
Health & Safety Officer 114 7
Speech and language therapist 125 5
Occupational therapist 87 4
Educational psychologist 71 4
Psychiatrist 50 2
Other - social services 44 2
Other - health worker 43 2
Clinical psychologist 36 2
Occupational Health Nurse 36 2
Other - psychologist 10 1
Other 71 3
None 462 25
Don't know/can't remember 36 2
N = 1,874
Note: All percentages are weighted percentages, unless otherwise stated
Source: IES/MORI 2003
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