Athens June 2011

Athens

June 2011

EMPOWERMENT TOOL:

PRELIMINARY DATA ANALYSIS

• Complement to Focus Group Activity• Key Questions about the Findings:

– Could the Distributions of Scores concur be Anticipated – If not, Do They Make Sense?

– How can the differences be explained between: • Member states; • Genders; • Age groups; • Those of differing economic status.

• How do the Findings compare with those from Other Tools (Rickter Scale?)

Preliminary Testing of Validity and Reliability of the Tool based on a sample of Beneficiaries

Characteristics of the Sample

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B elgium S pain G reec e S lovenia Ukni

C orrec tly C ompleted Ques tionnaire R eturns by Member S tate

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70

B elgium S pain G reec e S lovenia Ukni A ll

G en der B reakdown by Member S tate

F emale

Male

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

70.0

80.0

B elgium S pain G reec e S lovenia UK ni A ll

Ag e G roup by Member S tate

16-19

20-24

25-49

50-54

55-64

65+

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

70.0

80.0

90.0

100.0


What is Your E mployment S tatus ?

E mployed

Unemployed

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90

100


Have You E ver Worked?

Y es

No

Most Significant Differences – Member States

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60


I am Motivated to Ac hieve the T hing s I Want in L ife

S trongly Dis agree Dis agree Moderately Dis agree Neither A gree nor Dis agree Agree Agree Moderately S trongly Agree

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I am Able to Make Dec is ions about My L ife

S trongly Dis agree Dis agree Moderately Dis agree Neither A gree nor Dis agree A gree A gree Moderately S trongly A gree

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35

40

45


I am C onfident about My F uture


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40


I F eel th at I Have C ontrol over My C u rren t an d F utu re L ife


0

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45


I am Happy with My R eading , Writing and Number S kills

S trongly Dis agree Dis agree Moderately Dis agree Neither Agree nor Dis agree Agree Agree Moderately S trongly Agree

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%


I Have S kills that are Us eful to an E mployer


0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%


It is Important for Me to have a J ob for a B etter L ife


0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

70.0


Mos t Important R eas on for Unemployment

R edundancy S hortage of S uitable J ob Opportunities

S till at S chool C aring R es pons ibilities

P oor Health/Dis ability Dis mis s al

Age E thnic Origin

L ack of S kills E duc ation Dis c rimination

G eographic al Dis tanc e from J obs L anguage B arriers

C riminal record Not L ooking for Work

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%


I feel that I am ac c epted by my Work C olleag ues and My J ob is R ec og nis ed in the Workplac e


0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%


I F eel R eady for Work


0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35


I B elieve I do Not Need a L ot of S upport from Other P eople to Ac hieve my G oals


Other Differences

F emaleMale

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

I am C onfident about my F uture

S trongly Dis agree

Dis agree Moderately

Dis agree

Neither A gree nor Dis agree

Agree

Agree Moderately

S trongly Agree

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.1

.2

.3

.4

.5

.6

.7

F emale Male

It is Important to Have a J ob to E ns ure T hat I have a B etter L ife

S trongly Dis agree


Dis agree

Neither A gree norDis agree

Agree

Agree Moderately

S trongly Agree

.0

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

16-19 20-24 25-49 50-54 55-64

I am happy with my R eading , Writing & Number S kills

S trongly Dis agree Dis agree Moderately Dis agree Neither A gree nor Dis agree

Agree Agree Moderately S trongly Agree

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

16-19 20-24 25-49 50-54 55-64

I Have S kills that are Us eful for an E mployer

S trongly Dis agree Dis agree Moderately Dis agree Neither A gree nor Dis agree

Agree Agree Moderately S trongly Agree

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

E mployed Unemployed

I Have S kills that are Us eful to an E mployer

S trongly Dis agree


Dis agree

Neither A gree nor Dis agree

A gree

A gree Moderately

S trongly A gree

Comparison with the Ricker Scale

R ic kter S c ale C onfidenc e

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E mpowerment C onfidenc e

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E mpower Q5

R ic kter S c ale C ore S kills

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E mpowerment C ore S kills

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R ic kter S c ale Work S kills

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E mpowerment Work S kills

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R ic kter S c ale Work R eadines s

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Ashton Community Trust

R ic kter S c ale C onfidenc e

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Q13

E mpowermen t C on fiden c e

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Q5

R ic kter S c ale Work S kills

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• Cautions:– Different Political, Economic & Contexts; – Consistency of Application; – Subsamples of different size - UKni 50% of Sample;– The Gender Puzzle;– Different Timeline for Beneficiaries.

• But:– Useful Research Data;– Possible Evaluation Tool – though Projects Adapt;– Comparable to Recognised Tool (Rickter Scale).

Tentative Conclusions

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