Digital Communities Final Report
Table F-1 -Whether computer training led to a qualification at Wave 3 (% of Wave 3 recipient and control respondents who had taken part in any computer training)
| Bellsmyre | Inverclyde | North Argyll | Skye |
No, none leading to a qualification | 55 | 54 | 59 | 67 |
Yes, SCOTVEC module | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
Yes, European Computer Driving License | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
Yes, CLAIT certificate | - | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Standard grade | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
Other | 10 | 16 | 8 | 6 |
DK/can't remember | 17 | 11 | 22 | 3 |
BASES | 151 | 41 | 166 | 85 |
Table F-2 -Whether computer training led to a qualification at Wave 3 by whether took part in computer training leading to qualifications at Wave 1 (% of Wave 3 respondents)
| BELLSMYRE | NORTH ARGYLL |
Not taken part in computer training at Wave 1 | None leading to a qual'n at Wave 1 | Computer qual'n at W1 | Not taken part in computer training at Wave 1 | None leading to a qual'n at Wave 1 | Computer qual'n at Wave 1 |
No, none leading to a qualification | 58 | 58 | 32 | 60 | 63 | 43 |
Yes, SCOTVEC module | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Yes, European Computer Driving License | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 15 |
Yes, CLAIT certificate | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Standard grade | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
Other | 2 | 13 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
DK/can't remember | 23 | 13 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 15 |
BASES | 83 | 50 | 17 | 99 | 51 | 14 |
Table F-3 -Whether taken part in any education/training not relating to computer in last 12 months - Wave 3 recipient and control responses (% of Wave 3 respondents)
| Bellsmyre W3 | Inverclyde W3 | North Argyll W3 | Skye etc. W3 |
No, none | 73 | 69 | 77 | 72 |
On-the-job training | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 |
An FE college course | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
A university based course | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Distance learning/Open University | * | 2 | 2 | 2 |
School | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Adult education or evening class | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
Other | 1 | 3 | * | 1 |
BASES | 392 | 134 | 481 | 314 |
Table F-4 -Likelihood of taking part in any education or training in next 12 months - Wave 3 recipient and control responses (% of Wave 3 respondents)
| Bellsmyre W3 | Inverclyde W3 | North Argyll W3 | Skye etc. W3 |
Very likely | 23 | 31 | 23 | 22 |
Fairly likely | 21 | 28 | 20 | 25 |
Not very likely | 11 | 22 | 15 | 32 |
Not at all likely | 31 | 16 | 36 | 18 |
Don't know | 14 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
BASES | 392 | 134 | 481 | 314 |
Table F-5 - BELLSMYRE - Likelihood of taking part in online learning or education in the future (Wave 3) BY stated likelihood of taking part in online learning at Wave 1 (% of Wave 3 respondents)
WAVE 3 | WAVE 1 Likelihood of taking part in on-line learning or education in the future | ALL |
Very likely | Fairly likely | Not very likely | Not at all likely | DK/ missing27 |
Very likely | 22 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 20 |
Fairly likely | 28 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 21 |
Not very likely | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Not at all likely | 15 | 20 | 33 | 37 | 24 | 23 |
Don't know | 28 | 24 | 23 | 34 | 45 | 29 |
BASES | 80 | 140 | 73 | 31 | 68 | 392 |
Table F-6 - NORTH ARGYLL - Likelihood of taking part in online learning or education in the future (Wave 3) BY stated likelihood of taking part in online learning at Wave 1 (% of Wave 3 respondents)
WAVE 3 | WAVE 1 Likelihood of taking part in on-line learning or education in the future | ALL |
Very likely | Fairly likely | Not very likely | Not at all likely | DK/ missing28 |
Very likely | 31 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 17 |
Fairly likely | 32 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 22 | 25 |
Not very likely | 9 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 17 |
Not at all likely | 23 | 27 | 34 | 49 | 43 | 33 |
Don't know | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
BASES | 104 | 138 | 98 | 53 | 88 | 481 |
Table F-7 - How much, if at all, used computer to help with education or training not relating to computers? (% of Wave 3 recipient and control respondents who took part in some education or training not relating to computers)
| Bellsmyre W3 | Inverclyde W3 | North Argyll W3 | Skye etc. W3 |
A lot | 25 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
A fair amount | 30 | 17 | 26 | 20 |
Not much | 6 | 11 | 13 | 17 |
Not at all | 38 | 42 | 32 | 32 |
Don't know | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
BASES | 104 | 50 | 118 | 105 |
Table F-8 -Agreement with statement "I can access goods and services online now that I could not get before I took part in the project" BY whether or not used a computer at Wave 1 (% of Wave 3 respondents))
| BELLSMYRE | NORTH ARGYLL |
Already used computers at Wave 1 | Did not already use computers at Wave 1 | Already used computers at Wave 1 | Did not already use computers at Wave 1 |
Strongly agree (+2) | 38 | 35 | 29 | 43 |
Agree (+1) | 33 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
Neither agree nor disagree (0) | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
Disagree (-1) | 9 | 5 | 20 | 9 |
Strongly disagree (-2) | 9 | 19 | 17 | 12 |
Don't know | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Mean score | 0.82 | 0.58 | 0.32 | 0.80 |
BASES | 166 | 175 | 244 | 158 |
Table F-9 -Changes in convenience of accessing services (% of Wave 3 respondents) 29
| Access more convenient at Wave 3 than Wave1 | Convenience same | Access less convenient at Wave 1 than Wave3 | Unable to compare |
BM | NA | BM | NA | BM | NA | BM | NA |
Post office | 13 | 16 | 26 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 23 | 18 |
Bank | 17 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 19 |
Doctor's surgery | 18 | 14 | 26 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 18 |
Grocery/food shop | 15 | 19 | 25 | 34 | 38 | 29 | 22 | 18 |
Other shops (e.g. clothes shops) | 25 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 33 | 27 | 20 | 19 |
Job Centre | 18 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 36 | 44 |
Chemist/pharmacist | 14 | 20 | 25 | 31 | 41 | 29 | 20 | 19 |
Education services (e.g. school, further education, higher education) | 16 | 18 | 34 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 34 |
Police | 14 | 19 | 29 | 28 | 35 | 27 | 22 | 25 |
Careers Service | 18 | 14 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 37 | 50 |
Hospital outpatients department | 19 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 39 | 35 | 21 | 21 |
BASES | 392 | 481 | 392 | 481 | 392 | 481 | 392 | 481 |