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ANNEX ONE:
ACTION RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
On-line survey of young black men
Survey method
BTEG carried out a survey to collect information from young black men in London about their experiences of
employment, unemployment and looking for work. The survey was open for responses from early November 2013
to end of January 2014.
The target group of survey respondents was black men (African, Caribbean, Mixed) aged between 16 and 24, living
in London. Because there is no sampling frame for this population, the survey used a network sampling approach.
BTEG asked organisations working with young black men in London to pass on a web-link to the survey and encourage
young black men to complete the survey questionnaire.
The survey was available for completion on-line. A printed version of the on-line survey was available for completion
by respondents without on-line access; this version was used in one Job Centre and in two prisons.
Sampling approach
The survey used a network sampling as it was not possible to conduct random sampling for the target population
of young black men in London. Because of the sampling approach used, the survey findings cannot be considered
representative of all young black men in London. However, the profile of survey respondents in terms of qualifications
and employment status is not dissimilar from the profile for all young black men in London.
Number of respondents
The survey questionnaire was completed by 160 young black men.
Survey respondents
Age
l 83% of respondents are aged 16-24
l 15% are 25 or over
l 2% are under 16
Ethnic group
l 110 respondents gave information about their ethnic group. Of these, 48% are Black Caribbean, 42% are
Black African and 9% are of Mixed ethnic origin.
Living in London
l 97% of respondents live in London
Employment status
l 72% of respondents are in education, employment or training (EET)
l 28% of respondents are not in education, employment or training (NEET)
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