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Number of Interviews attended
On average, most youth attended one interview. As reported in Table 3.3, Not
Working Youth had attended more interviews than the other two categories of
youth. In addition, females, youth with the highest educational level – secondary
and above, and youth in parish capitals and major towns were more likely to be
granted interviews. This is probably due to the fact that there are higher levels of
economic opportunities in parish capitals and major towns. In addition, the job
market favours people with higher education
The data in Table 3.4 shows that 58.6 per cent of the Not Working Youth had
attended no interviews, 30.0 per cent attended 1–2 interviews and 11.3 per cent
attended 3 or more interviews. According to the data, there was no significant difference
in the number of interviews attended by youth according to area of residence
or gender. However, the number of interviews attended varied by educational
level. Of the youth with secondary level education, 58.3 per cent were
interviewed compared to 54.4 per cent for primary school graduates and 33.1 per
cent for youth with pre-primary qualifications.
Table 3.3: Average Number of Interviews Attended by Area, Educational Level & Sex, by Category of Youth
Category
Not Working
Employed
Self-Employed
Total
N
Mean
N
Mean N Mean N Mean
Area
Kgn/MoBay 351 1.2 161 1.1 28 0.5 540 0.9
Other Towns 116 1.5 58 1.2 8 0.5 182 1.1
Rural Areas 673 1.1 287 0.9 122 0.5 1082 0.8
Parish Capitals/
Major Towns 165 1.4 73 1.4 23 0.9 261 1.2
Educational Level
Basic 831 0.9 264 0.8 126 0.4 1221 0.7
Primary 342 1.7 204 1.0 36 0.9 582 1.2
Secondary 156 2.1 110 1.6 19 1.2 285 1.6
Sex
Male 501 1.1 350 0.8 123 0.5 974 0.8
Female 832 1.3 229 1.3 58 0.6 1119 1.1
Jamaica 1333 1.2 579 1.0 181 0.5 2093 0.9
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