Table of content

Cover page……………………………………………………………………………….. 1

Acknowledgement…………………………………………………………………….. 2

Introduction………………………………………………………………………………. 3

Statement of problem………………………………………………………………… 4

Reason for selecting the area of research………………………………….. 5

Method of investigation……………………………………………………………….6

Data collection instrument………………………………………………………… 7

Procedure for data collection……………………………………………………. 8

Presentation of data……………………………………………………………………9

Analyse and interpretation…………………………………………………………10

Statement of findings ……………………………………………………………… 11

Recommendation and implementation……………………………………. 12

Appendix………………………………………………………………………………….. 13

Bibliography …………………………………………………………………………….. 14
 State the problem
What are the causes and effects of unemployment among young adults in my community?
 Reason for selecting the area of research

I want to know the percentage of unemployed young adults in my community, how it affects
their everyday lives and individuals that have to cope with this stigma.
 Method of investigation
I choose to use the questionnaire as my method of investigation. A questionnaire is an
instrument consists of a series of questions. It requires little time to be completed.

The main advantages of a questionnaire are:

1 .They are relatively easy to analyse.

2. A large sample of the given population can be contacted at relatively low cost.

3. They are simple to administer.

4. The format is familiar to most respondents.

 Questionnaires
Instruction: Please put a tick [*] in the space provided; this is according to the answers you
decide to give.

1. Gender
o Male
o Female

2. What is your age?

o 15 - 18
o 19 - 30
o 30 - 40
o Other

3. How long have you been living in the community?

o 1 – 5 years
o 6 – 10 years
o 10 – 16 years
o Other

4. Have unemployment been affecting your community?

o Yes
o No

5. In your opinion what is the trend of unemployment?

o Increasing
o Decreasing
o Fluctuating

6. What is your employment status?

o Employed
o Unemployed
o Self employed
7. What are the main reasons for unemployment in my community?
o Lack of interest
o Lack of investment
o Unavailability of jobs
o Other

8. How long have you been unemployed?

o 1 year
o 3 years
o 5 years
o Other

9. What is your level of education?

o Primary
o secondary
o Tertiary
o Other

10. Are you willing to acquire a skill?

o Yes
o No

11. If you are unemployed how do you finance yourself?

o Relatives
o Charity institution
o Family members from abroad
o Other
12. What kind of job are you capable of doing?
o Housekeeper
o Office duties
o Craft
o Cabinet maker
o Other

13. How does unemployment affect the family members?

o Lack of education
o Lack of financial support
o Increase in child labour
o Other

14. What are the effects of unemployment in the community of Coxswain?

o Increase in crime
o Break up of families
o Low standards of living
o Other

15. How do you think unemployment can be reduced?

o Learn a skill
o Start a small business
o Encourage the government to build factories in the community
o Other
 Data collection instrument
This research has been done to investigate the causes and effects of unemployment in the
community of coxswain.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am kindly accosting your assistance in carrying out a research on the causes and effects of
unemployment in the community of Coxswain. I am also anxious to discover the extent of how
unemployment impact on citizens of Coxswain. This research will disclose the age groups that
are mostly affected by unemployment in the community and to make recommendations as to
see how this problem can be solved.
This research is being carried out as a school based assessment (SBA) for the subject social
studies. Please I am asking you kindly to read the following instructions given on the
questionnaire to answer all the questions. I can assure you there will be no wrong or right
answers just read the question carefully and respond with appropriate answers.

Yours truly

Shermaneece Jones
 Procedure used to collect data
It has been noticed that unemployment has a negative impact on the community of Coxswain. I
the researcher issued out twenty questionnaires at different households in coxswain. The
respondents ranged ages were from fifteen to forty.

July 10, I issued out twenty questionnaires in the community of Coxswain. I collected them in
one week’s time from the date of distribution twenty completed questionnaires were collected
on July 17 2017.
 Research questions
1. How unemployment affects the community of Coxswain?
2. What are the factors that contribute to unemployment?
3. What are the possible measures that can be provided to decrease the unemployment
level in the community of Coxswain?
 Findings
This survey has made the following discoveries:

1. Most of the respondents were unemployed.

2. The researcher discover that majority of the respondents were unskilled.
3. Unemployment results in low standards of living
4. The likely solution to unemployment is to learn a skill.
 Recommendation
The importance of persons being employed plays a major part in our society this means that
less persons would be unemployed in the community and the country at large. Citizens of the
community must ensure that they are educated as well as their child/children this enhance a
better future.

Unemployment is one of the major causes for low standards of living, hence this means that
person’s time are not being occupied with an activity (job), jobs for persons that are skilled,
unskilled and persons who have not completed school would be highly accepted.

I strongly believe that the local government can be notified about the lack of jobs within the
community and the economy at whole, they can publish the causes, effects and solution to
unemployment and how this can be broadcast through the following

Radio
Newspaper
Television

Business entities in the community should be encouraged to be involved in sponsoring evening

classes they can also help persons who cannot finance themselves into an institution.
Appendix
Figure 1

The pie chart above shows that 60% of the respondents were males while 30% were females.
Figure 2

The column above shows what is the trend of unemployment doing, of which unemployment is
increasing by 60% and decreasing by 40%.
Figure 3

The bar graph above indicates the level of education acquired by respondents. It can be seen
that a majority of 50% acquired secondary education, 35% acquired primary education and the
least which is 15% acquired tertiary education.
Figure 4

The graph above represents the reasons of unemployment 50% of respondents said that
unavailability of jobs are one of the cause, 25% said lack of investments while the other 25%
said lack of interest.
Table 1

Ways in which unemployment can be reduced?

Column1 Column2
Learn a skill 7
Start a business 4
Encourage the government to build factories 6
Other 3
The table above shows ways in which unemployment can be reduced; 35% of the respondents
said that they want to learn a skill, 20% wants to start a business, 30% said that they will
encourage the government to build factories, while another 15% would like to do something
else.
Table 2

What are the effects of unemployment in the community of Coxswain?

Column1 Column2
Increase in crime 2
Break up of families 2
Low standard of living 13
Other 3

The table above shows the effects of unemployment in the community of Coxswain; 10% of the
respondents said that it increase in crime, 10% said that it causes families to break up, 65% said
that it results in low standard of living while 15% said other.
 Presentation and explanation of data
Figure 6

The bar graph shows the skill competence of respondents. An amount of 70% of the
respondents is unskilled while 30% were skilled.
 Bibliography
Grayson, M. C. (2010). Social Studies Essentials New Edition. Kingston, Jamaica: Carlong
Publishers. Umraw, R. R. (2001). Modules in Social Studies Third Edition. Trinidad: Caribbean
Education Publishers.
 Interpretation for data collection
A minimum of twenty (20) questionnaires were printed and given out to twenty (20) persons on
receiving the questionnaires 40% were female and 60% were male. Sixty (60%) of the
respondents said that unemployment is increasing, 40% said it was decreasing and 0% said that
it was fluctuating.

Thirty (30%) of the respondents said they are employed, 70% were unemployment and 0% self-
employed. Thirty five (35%) said that their level was primary, 50% were secondary and 15%
were at the tertiary level.

Twenty five (25%) of respondents said that the effect of unemployment in the community of
Coxswain is lack of interest, 25% said lack of investment was a cause and 50% said that the
unavailability of jobs was another.

The ways in which unemployment can be reduced 35% said learn a skill, 20% said start a
business, while 30% respond by saying encourage government to build factories 15% of the
respondents said other. Reasons for unemployment 25% of the respondents said lack of
interest, 25% said lack of investment, 50% said unavailability of jobs and 0% said other. Effects
of unemployment ;10% of respondents said that increase in crime was an effect of
unemployment, 10% said breaking up of families, 65% said low standards of living and 15% for
other. Competence of respondents 30% were skilled while 70% unskilled.
Figure 5.

The pie chart indicates that 70% of the respondents are unemployed, 30% are employed and
0% is self-employed.
SOCIAL STUDIES SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT
ON UNEMPLOYMENT

Name:

School: Central High

Centre Number:

Candidate:

Teacher: Miss Green Smith

Year of SBA: 2017