The Transition of Jamaican - International Labour Organisation ...

• demographic and household information;
• details about education and training;
• job search and expectations regarding work;
• employment and working conditions;
• income and expenditure; and
• life goals and values.
Methodology
Survey Design
This study involved
the investigation of
four categories of
youth (15–24 years):
in school; employed;
self-employed; and
not working
Cognizant of the main objective; to conduct a survey that would produce detailed
information on the challenges that impact on youth employment in Jamaica, the
Consultant met with representatives of the ILO and the PIOJ to clarify the objectives
of the study; discuss the survey design; and design the analytical plan.
This study involved the investigation of four categories of youth (15–24 years):
in school; employed; self-employed; and not working. In order to collect the
information, four questionnaires were prepared; one for each category of youth
(see Appendices). The data was collected by interviewers, who visited youth in
their homes and communities.
Sample Design
In order to get a representative sample of youth, the survey was conducted in
every parish in Jamaica. Each parish was stratified into the following areas:
• Parish Capital and Major Towns,
• Other Towns, and
• Rural Areas
The 1991 ED Maps were used to select the sample for this study, as this was the
latest available information from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). For
the 1991 Population Census, Jamaica was divided into 5 064 Enumeration
Districts (EDs), with the number of dwellings/households per ED being approximately
150 in urban areas and 100 in rural areas. From this total, the Consultant
selected 360 EDs using the principle of probability proportional to size. The distribution
of EDs within parishes is given in Table 1.1.
THE TRANSITION OF JAMAICAN YOUTH TO THE WORLD OF WORK
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