QUESTIONNAIRE

1. Age: □18-20 □ 21-25 □26-30 □31+

2. Gender: □Male □Female

3. Marital Status: □single □engaged □married □divorced

□widowed

4. Ethnicity: □East-Indian □African □Mixed □Other

5. In what way do you think unemployment affects individuals?

□Financially □socially □educationally other: ____________________.

6. Are you unemployed?

□Yes □No
7. If the answer is yes to question two, what is the reason you are unemployed?

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8. How long have you been unemployed?

□Less than 5 months □1 year □2 years □3years or longer

9. What do you believe is the main cause of unemployment?

□Low Wages □Poor Working Conditions □Technological Advancement

□Recession Other__________________________________________.

10. What do you believe is the social effects of unemployment?

□Crime □Violence □loss in morals and values

□homelessness □poverty □all of the above

11. What do you think business owners should do to reduce unemployment rates?

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12. Do you think the increase in unemployment will have an effect on the crime issues in

Trinidad and Tobago?

□Very likely □likely □moderate □unlikely □very unlikely

13. Do you think unemployment will affect family members mentally (wife/Husband and

children)?

□Very likely □likely □moderate □unlikely □very unlikely

14. Is the government of Trinidad and Tobago providing employment opportunities?

□Yes □No
15. Do you think the presence of foreigners in the country increases unemployment?

Very likely □likely □moderate □unlikely □very unlikely

16. Have you applied or received any advice/help/assistance from the government?

□Yes □applied but they never contacted you back □currently being helped

□No
17. Do you believe the Caparo area is capable of hiring more persons to decrease the

levels of unemployment in the village?

□possible □average □impossible

18. Do you think the minimum wage should be decreased so that more individuals can

have a chance to be employed?

□Strongly Agree □No Opinion □Strongly disagree

19. What do you suggest an individual should do to obtain work easier and faster?

□Learn a trade □Under Employed □apply for many jobs at the same time
20. What do you think the government should do to decrease the unemployment rate in

Trinidad?

□Encourage citizens to learn a trade □create more job opportunities

□provide better working conditions for employees