Task:1: How Unemployment Affects Youths in Greiggs

TASK :1
Research Question: How unemployment affects youths in Greiggs

Task two
Method of Investigation: The method of investigation used for this project is in the form of a
questionnaire.
Dear Respondents,
My name is Leroy Walker. I am a fifth form student of the St Clair Dacon Secondary
School (SCDSS). The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) Social Studies syllabus requires that students
complete a School Based Assessment (S.B.A). The topic for my S.B.A is: “How unemployment affects youths
in Greiggs“.I am soliciting your assistance towards the completion of my S.B.A. Please complete the following
questionnaire. You are advised to answer the following question honestly and truthfully. All information
gathered would be kept in confidence. I am looking forward for your kind cooperation.
Thanking you.
Yours sincerely,
________________
Leroy Walker
Task Three
Design Instrument: A questionnaire consisting of twenty five questions
How unemployment affects youths in Greiggs
INSTRUCTIONS: Read each of the following questions, and Tick in the boxes to select your answer.
Gender:  Male  Female
Age Group
15 – 20  21 – 25 
26 – 30  31 – 35 
1. What level of education you have obtained?

 Primary
 Secondary
 Tertiary
2. What grade level did you complete?

Grade 1 - 3  Grade 4 - 6 
Form 1 - 2  Form 3 – 5 
None 
3. Have you ever worked before?

Yes  No 
4. How long have you been without a job?

 1 year and under
 2 - 4 years
 5 years and more
5. Which of the following reasons contributes to you being unemployed?

 Lack of education
 Lack of experience
 Applying for jobs without no vacancies available
 Awaiting results from exams
 Looking for a specific job
6. How do you meet your basic needs?

 Family and loved ones
 Illegal activities
 Friends
Other_______________________________________
(Please specify)
7. Does your unemployment cause quarrel in the home?

Yes  No 
8. Have you ever been arrested for unlawful offence?

Yes  No 
9. Do you have any child or children?

Yes  No 
10. What do you do in your spare time?
 Hang out on the block with friends
 Getting into trouble
 Stay at home
Other__________________________________
(Please specify)
11.What types of work you would like to have and why

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
12. What you can do to prevent your self from being unemploy?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Task four
Collection of data procedure
To gather information for this project the researcher constructed a questionnaire. The questionnaires
were distributed to twenty five youths in Greiggs. The sample consists of ten males and fifteen
females, between the age group of eighteen to thirty five. The sample was selected using the simple
random sampling by placing the names of sixty names of youths in my community in a bag. The bag
was shaken and the first twenty five names selected were given a questionnaire to complete. The
questionnaires were distributed on 17th November

A pic chat showing the level of education achieved by youths in
Greiggs
Primary
Tertiary 28%
32%
Secondary
40%
Figure one
A bar graph showing the reasons why person in my community is not
unemployed
Looking for a specific job
Awaiting results from

No. of respondents
exams
Applying for jobs without

no vacancies available
Lack of experience
Lack of education
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Figure two
Column showing how unemployed youths basic need are met
16
14
No. of respondents
12
10
0
Family and loved Illegal activities Friends Other
ones
Figure three
Task six
Explanation of data
Figure one is a bar graph showing the response of the youths as to the level of education they
achieved . Of the three levels of education it was seen that majority of the respondents atained a
secondary education, followed by an tertiary education and the minority attained a primary
education.
figure two is a bar graph illstrating why the youth in Greiggs is not unemployed. from the bar
graph a plurality of youth were looking for a specific job and the minority were awaiting results
from exams
Figure three is a column illustrating how the basic needs of youths are met due to their
unemployment. It was noticed that a great majority of persons meet their basic needs via family and
loved ones, eighty percent of them to be precise. five percent of youths continue to exist by means
of their friends and a reduced amount of five percent survive by doing illegal activities. Ten percent
were other
The age group of persons in lauders varies. The first question asked for the age group of the
respondents. It was noticed that forty percent, bulk of the participants were within the age range of
fifteen (through/to) twenty years of age. Twenty five percent of respondents is within the age range
of twenty one (through/to) twenty five years of age. Twenty percent of the participants are within the
age group of twenty six through thirty and the minority within the ages of thirty one through thirty
five. From this it can be said that most of the respondents chosen by using the random sampling
method where youths within the age gropus of fifteen through twenty years of age.
Question two on my questionnaire asked the respondent what level of education they have complete.
A vast number of the participants attained form 3-5 education (60 %), followed by grade 4-6
education (20%), then form 1-2 education (16%) and minority attaining grade1-3 education (4%).
From the information mentioned above it can be said that majority of the youths in Greiggs are well
educated
majority of respondent say yes (72%) that they had worked before and minority have say no (28%)
that they never worked before
the respondent had been without a job for 1 year and under (48%) , 2 - 4 years (35%) and 5 years and more(20%)
unemployment cause quarrel in the home, (28%) respondent say yes and (72%) respondent say No
majority have say no (84%) they have never been arrested for unlawful offence and minority of
respondent say yes (16%) they have been arrested for unlawful offence
(56%) of the respondent say yes that they have child or children and (44%) say no that they don't have child or children

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TASK :1

Research Question: How unemployment affects youths in Greiggs

Design Instrument: A questionnaire consisting of twenty five questions

How unemployment affects youths in Greiggs

Gender:  Male  Female

1. What level of education you have obtained?

2. What grade level did you complete?

3. Have you ever worked before?

4. How long have you been without a job?

5. Which of the following reasons contributes to you being unemployed?

6. How do you meet your basic needs?

7. Does your unemployment cause quarrel in the home?

8. Have you ever been arrested for unlawful offence?

9. Do you have any child or children?

11.What types of work you would like to have and why

Collection of data procedure

questionnaires were distributed on 17th November

Looking for a specific job

Awaiting results from

Applying for jobs without

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