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4. Depends (on what?)_______________________________________________________ ) 5. Do not know 3.17 What did you mainly do while looking for a job? 1. Stayed at home and just looked for a job 2. Stayed at home and was responsible for household chores 3. Helped out in a family farm/business 4. Took additional education/training courses (specify) ________________________________ 5. Spent time with friends 6. Did volunteer work (without pay) specify __________________________________ 7. Others (please specify) ________________________________________________ 3.18 Did you ever face any kind of harassment in looking for a job? 1. Yes 2. No [ GO TO 4.1] 3.19 What was the nature of the harassment? 1. Sexual 2.Bribe/financial 3.Verbal 4.Other (please specify) ___________ 3.20 What was the source of the harassment? 1. Potential employer 2. Agent 3. Government official 4.Police 5. Others(specify) _____ 3.21 How did you deal with the harassment _____________________________________________ 4.0 CURRENT EMPLOYMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS 4.1 How many jobs have you held prior to your current job? ___________________________________ 4.2 Please describe as fully as possible your current job Occupation Title :_______________________________________________________________ Job Description: ________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4.3 Please describe your current employer 1. Public sector 2.State owned enterprise 3.Cooperative 4. Multinational Company 5.Private Contractor 6.Private local company 7. Family owned enterprise 8.Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) 9. Social and political organization 10.International organization 11. Other (specify) ___________________________________________ 4.4 How did you get your current job? 1. Directly recruited by employer 2. Recruited by individual agent/contractor/middleman 3. Through a private recruitment agency 9
4. Through a government employment service 5. Recommended by friends/relative 6. Answered an advertisement (in radio, T.V. newspaper, other) 7. Other (specify) _________________________________________ 4.5 Who decided on the kind of job you currently have? 1. Self 2.Your father 3. Your mother 4. Your parents together 5. Other relatives (who, relationship to you) _________________________________ 6. Other (specify) ________________________________________________________ 4.6 What is your current work status? 1. Wage or salaried employee 2. Regular piece rate worker 3.temporary piece rate worker 4. Unpaid family worker 5. Other (specify) ___________ 4.7 Did you receive any kind of training for the job you are currently doing? 1. Yes 2. No [ GO TO 4.13] 4.8 Who provided the training? 1. Your employer 2. A private sector training institution 3.A government training institution 4. Other (specify) ___________________________________________ 4.9 How long was the training? 1. Less than a week 2.1-2 weeks 3.3-4 weeks 4.1-3 months 5. > 3 months 6. > 6 months 7. More than 1 year 4.10 Who paid for the training? 1. Self 2.Your employer 3.The government 4.Other(specify) _________________ 4.11 What kind of training was provided? 1. On the job training 2. Specially organized training programme within the enterprise (such as in a classroom) 3. Apprenticeship training 4. Off-site training (organized by a training institution) 5. Other (please specify) ________________________________ 4.12 Were you paid during the training period? 1. Yes, but at a lower rate than regular workers 2. Yes, at the same rate as regular workers 3. Did not receive any pay 4.13 Do you feel that men and women in your line of work receive the same opportunities for training? 1. Equal opportunities 2. More opportunities for men 3. More opportunities for women 4. Do not know 4.14 What are your normal working hours?___________ am/pm to________am/pm ______ hours. 4.15 How many days do you typically work per week? __________________ days per week. 10
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THE PLANNING INSTITUTE OF JAMAICA I
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Contents List of Tables List of Acr
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List of Tables Table 1.1: Distribut
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Table 4.4: Participation in Differe
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Acknowledgements The Planning Insti
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M E S S A G E F R O M Director Gene
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Executive Summary The School-to-Wor
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women with special emphasis on yout
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The Labour Force Survey revealed th
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. . . the Government of Jamaica has
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• demographic and household infor
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Sample Selection It was determined
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ended question. The post fieldwork
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The average age of the youth survey
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The distribution of youth by parish
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ecorded was six; this was reported
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An important factor in transiting f
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Working” youth and 1.7 per cent o
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the training lasted for “more tha
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Work Experience When asked “Have
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This question was directed solely t
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Table 3.4: Distribution of Not Work
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Table 3.6: Conditions Necessary to
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Job Preferences Table 3.8 provides
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Table 3.10: Average Length of Job S
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4 Life Goals and Values of Young Pe
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nificant differences in these opini
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Community organizations are not ver
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Table 4.7: Frequency of Use of Sele
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5 Regression Analysis The objective
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Table 5.2 : Variables Used in the L
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There were no significant differenc
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Results The partial logistic regres
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Page 71 and 72: public education programme be devel
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Page 77 and 78: findings, it is being recommended t
Page 79 and 80: GOJ/ILO School-to-Work Transition S
Page 81 and 82: • inner city schools should be in
Page 83 and 84: • information technology should b
Page 89 and 90: Career Guidance • critical assess
Page 91 and 92: 1.10 What is the OCCUPATIONAL STATU
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Page 95 and 96: 3.1 Have you ever received any kind
Page 97 and 98: 4.0 LIFE GOALS AND VALUES OF YOUNG
Page 99 and 100: 4.4 I would like to ask about your
Page 105 and 106: 3.0 JOB SEARCH AND ATTITUDES AND EX
Page 107 and 108: 3.10 Did you have a preference for
Page 109 and 110: 4.0 LIFE GOALS AND VALUES OF YOUNG
Page 119: OBSTACLES RANK 1 No education 2 Uns
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Page 125 and 126: 5.4 Are you financially supporting
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Page 137 and 138: 4.4 Do you have anyone helping you
Page 139 and 140: 4.15 Does your business/enterprise
Page 141 and 142: 4.31 What is the main problem you f
Page 143 and 144: 3. $10,000 — < $15,000 4. $15,000
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