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