Caribbean Examination Council

(C.X.C)
Social Studies

School Based Assessment (S.B.A)

Name of Candidate: Chavez Chin

Name of School: Green Island High School
Candidate #:
Name of Teacher: Miss. Thompson
Territory: Jamaica
Topic: An Investigation into the cause of Unemployment in Lances Bay

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 Table of Contents
Acknowledgement 3

Statement of the problem 4

Rational for selecting Area of study 5

Method of Investigation 6

Instrument to collect data 7-9

Procedures used to collect Data 10

Presentation of data 11-15

Analysis and Interpretation of data 16

Statement of findings 17

Recommendation and implementation strategy’s 18

Bibliography 19

Acknowledgement
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The successful completion of this study would not be possible without the input and advice of
various persons. First and foremost, I want to thank God for helping me in the process of this
research. He has given me the knowledge and strength that I had needed in the process of
completing this research. I would also like to thank my cousin Diandra Reid who has assisted me
throughout my entire S.B.A and my family for giving me all the support. Thank you all a lot.

Statement of problem
Topic; Unemployment

What are the causes and effects of unemployment on individuals in Long Lane in Lances Bay?

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 Rational for selecting area of study

The researcher has chosen this particular topic because it is a prevalent social issue. For the past
four (4) years, many persons have been talking about the increasing trend in the rate of
unemployment in the study area. The researcher has studied the topic in Social Studies and
would like to get a deep understanding of it. It is the aim of this research to use efforts to fund
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workable solutions to deal with the high level of unemployment in the arena. By doing so
persons can develop their full potential, achieve self-actualization and contribute to community
development. There is also the sense of hopeless, inactiveness and health problems such as
depression when persons who should be employed are not working however, while government
has the power of promoting economic stability and decreasing unemployment. The education
system must also take responsibility for providing skills and training for young people and the
unemployed. Training and retraining for available jobs needs to be accessible to all who should
be working in order to decrease unemployment. I also urge that skills learnt should be used to
create self-employment in order to avoid the downfalls of unemployment.

Method of investigation

The researcher has chosen questionnaires as a data gathering tool. This decisions was made due
to the benefits it has for both the researcher and respondent, these include:

1. It guarantees anonymity
. It is fairly inexpensive when compare to other data gathering methods
. It is capable of gathering data from a wide cross section or persons in a relatively short period
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of time.

Instrument used to collect data

Topic: Causes and Effects of unemployment

Dear community member,

I am currently completing my SBA for my social studies class, to find out the unemployment
within this area. I am asking you kindly to answer each question honestly, since here is no right
or wrong answer and you are not required to write your name, so no one will ever know what
your answers are, by placing a tick at the most appropriate response or write on the line
provided. Thank you.
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 Questionnaire

1. Gender?
[ ] male [ ] female

2. How long have you been living in this community?

[ ] 2- 5 years [ ] 6-10 years
[ ] 11- 15 years [ ] over 15 years

3. To which age group do you belong?

[ ] 17-25 [ ] 30-35
[ ] 26-30 [ ] over 35 years

4. What is your occupation?

[ ] Housekeeper [ ] Teacher
[ ] other [ ] farmer/fisherman
5. To which family do you belong to?
[ ] Single Parent [ ] Extended
[ ] Nuclear [ ] Other……………………………
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6. Which institution did you last attend?
[ ] Tertiary [ ] Elementary [ ] Primary
[ ] High school [ ] Skills Training institution

7. Did you complete school?

[ ] Yes [ ] No

8. Is unemployment prevalent in the community?

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[ ] Agree [ ] Disagree [ ] Not sure

`9. Have you ever been employed before?

[ ] Yes [ ] No
If yes? State reason for your unemployment
_______________________________________________ ____________________________

10. Why are you unemployed?

[ ] Insufficient salary [ ] lack qualification
[ ] can’t find any job [ ] loss job

11. What have you been doing since your last job?
[ ] Seeking a new job [ ] staying home
[ ] Other

12. How does being unemployed affects you?

[ ] Difficulty providing for the family [ ] Children doesn’t attend school regularly
[ ] Persons turn to illegal activities

13. Does unemployment contributes to crime and violence in the community?

[ ] yes [ ] no [ ] not sure

14. What are the main causes of unemployment in this community?

[ ] Unavailability of Jobs [ ] Persons don’t want to work
[ ] Lack of parental control [ ] Other …………………………………………

15. What can the government do to reduce unemployment in the community?

[ ] make jobs available [ ] Provide support for families through PATH and
other institutions

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 Procedures used to collect data

As mentioned earlier, the area that was researched was done for one hundred (100) households.
There were 40 persons giving out the questionnaires, a total of twenty (40) questionnaires were
given between the ages of 19-36 years. From the questionnaires given, we received all 40 from
each persons who are unemployed and employed. From the questionnaires the percentage of
males and females who are unemployed will be drawn.
The following calculation was done. After deciding on the sample size, the task at hand was to
choose a suitable method of sampling. The researcher has therefore, selected random samples, as
this method gives everyone an equal chance of being selected. The number of all houses in the
community was on slips of paper which were folded and place in a box. The box was closed and
shaken vigorously to ensure a thorough mixture of the numbers. A total of fourth slips were
drawn from the box, one at a time, while shaking the box in the process.
Interviews along with the questionnaires will be done throughout the 100 household to get the
reasons why the persons in Long Lane are unemployed. They were chosen randomly. There were
collect on December 28, 2017 at approximately 5:30 pm

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 Presentation of Data

A total of 40 questionnaires were distributed to the Person in Lances Bay from Long
Lane.in all were returned. Of these respondent, 60% were males and 40% were females

PIE CHART REPRESENTING %Gender Mostly Unemployed

52.17%

47.83%

male fema le

Figure1. It can be observed that 60% male and 40% female in long lone was unemployed.

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. Table showing age group of persons who are unemployed in percentage

Age group Percentage

18-23years 60%

24-29 years 25%

30-35 years 10%

36 years & over 5%

Figure2. It can be see that 60% are from ages 18-23, 25% from ages 24-29, 10% from ages 30-35
and 5% from 36years and over.

. Table showing types of family unemployment affect.

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 Options Percentage

Single Parent 60%

Nuclear 15%

Extended 20%

Others 5%

Figure3. In this figure the percentage on family been unemployed where is 60% single parent ,15
% Nuclear ,20% Extended ad 5%others were unemployed.

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 Pie chart showing % of the main cause of unemployment

55.00%

Unavai l a bi l i ty of jobs
Pers ons don’t want to work
l ack of parental control
Other

10.00%

20.00%
15.00%

Figure4. 40% of the persons is unavailability of jobs, 30% responded about persons don’t want
to work. 20% said they lack of parental control and 10% answered to other.

BAR GRAPH SHOWING % 0F MALE AND FEMALE WHO ARE EMPLOYED AND THOSE WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED

Female Employed

Male Employed

Female Unemployed

Male Unemployed
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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Male Unemployed Female Unemployed Male Employed Female Employed

Figure5. This shows the relationship between employed and unemployed male and female, 40%
of male are employed, while 60% left unemployed and for the female it can be seen that 60%
which include most female are currently employed, while 40% are unemployed.

Analysis and Interpretation of data

Interviews were done to get information about the reasons why persons in Long lane were
unemployed in Lances Bay. Majority of the reasons was the lack of education of the individuals.
A total of 40 persons were issued a questionnaires to complete. From the questionnaires, the
information given was to get the percentage of males and females to whom were unemployed.

In doing my survey of long lane in lances bay of the 40 persons that respondent 22 are male
while the order 18 are females. The information that was gathered stated that 60% of respondents
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was male and 40% are females. It can be observed that more male are unemployed than female
in long lane.

Age group of persons who are involved in the questionnaire out of 100% of the respondents that
was unemployed, the largest amount was talking from 18-23 which accounted for 60% of (18
person). The second highest of 24-29 was 25% of (10 persons), the third amount from 30-35 was
10% of (8 persons) while from ages 36 and over was 5% of (4 persons) answered the
questionnaire the least.

In figure3 the percentage on family been unemployed was that 60% of (15 persons) was Single
Parent, 15% of (9 persons) are Nuclear, 20% of (12 person) was extended and for the other 5%
(4 persons were unemployed.

Ways in which why person been unemployed was 40% of (13 person) are unavailability of jobs,
30% of (11 persons) responded about persons don’t want to work, while 20% of 9 persons said
they lack of parental control and others of 10% of (7 persons) have others reasons.

In this figure the relationship between employed and unemployed, male and female, 40% (10
person) male are employed while 60% of (12 persons) was left unemployed and for the female it
can be seen that 60% (10 persons) which include most of the female are currently employed
while 40% (8 persons) are unemployed

The researcher asked the government to provide information about the number of persons who
were unemployed.

Statement of findings

The researcher found that:

1. There were more males than females who were unemployed

2. Unemployment was common around the age group of 18-23

3. Unemployment is mostly caused by no Jobs available

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4. Single parent is mostly unemployed

Recommendation and Implementation Strategies

Recommendation:

1. Unemployment can be hugely reduced by working hard academically at High School so as to

be enrolled in a good college to further your education.

2. Government can copy and hand out benefits if they are in education or training

Implementation:

Government can offer subsides to firms to set up a particular area and invest in new technologies,
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offer training to unemployed persons to help them get a job.

Bibliography

The researcher got the above information from the following source:

• Book- By F Isabel Taylor published at 1969- Unemployment and the unemployed.

• Websites- http://akwu86.hubpages.com/hub/unemployment-effects-and-soluton

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unemployment

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