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Peter Lynn, Gerry Nicolaas and Laura Pitson
The Scottish Centre for Social Research (formerly NatCen Scotland)
Prepared for The Scottish Executive Education Department and Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Department
March 2000
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Contents
List of tables
List of figures
Acknowledgements
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Scottish School Leavers Survey Series
1.2 The 1999 Surveys
1.2.1 Survey of 16-17 year olds
1.2.2 Survey of 18-19 year olds
1.2.3 Survey of 22-23 year olds
1.3 This Report
SECTION 1: 16-17 YEAR OLDS
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS: 16-17 YEAR OLDS
2 ABOUT S4
2.1 Opinions and experiences of S4
2.1.1 Opinions
2.1.2 Experiences
2.1.3 Truancy
2.2 Getting help and advice
2.2.1 Help from teachers
2.2.2 Advice about what do after S4
2.2.3 Careers advice
2.3 Experience of work
2.3.1 Work experience organised by school
2.3.2 Part time jobs
3 AFTER S4
3.1 Stage of leaving school
3.2 Leaving before S5
3.3 Staying on for S5
3.3.1 Reasons for staying on
3.3.2 Opinions of S5
4 QUALIFICATIONS OF 16-17 YEAR OLDS
4.1 Standard Grades and GCSEs
4.2 Factors associated with Standard Grade-level qualifications
5 MAIN ACTIVITY AT 17
5.1 Main activity in Spring 1999
5.2 Further education
5.2.1 Participation in FE
5.2.2 Full time or part time study
5.2.3 Subjects studied
5.2.4 Qualifications studied for
5.3 Jobs and training
5.3.1 Industry and occupation
Industry
Occupation
5.3.2 About the job
Hours and income
Temporary contracts
How the job was found
5.3.3 Training
5.3.4 Attitudes to the job
5.3.5 Part time work
5.3.6 Looking for jobs
6 DOMESTIC CIRCUMSTANCES OF 16-17 YEAR OLDS
6.1 Living arrangements
6.2 Amenities in the home
6.3 Parents' attitudes to work and education
7 THE FUTURE
7.1 Expectations
7.2 Aspirations
SECTION 2: 18-19 YEAR OLDS
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS: 18-19 YEAR OLDS
8 QUALIFICATIONS OF 18-19 YEAR OLDS
8.1 Standard Grades and Higher Grades
8.2 GCSEs and Advanced Levels
8.3 Other Qualifications
8.4 Factors associated with qualifications
9 MAIN ACTIVITY AT 19
9.1 Activity status
9.2 Education
9.2.1 Full-Time Higher Education
9.2.2 Full-Time Further Education
9.2.3 Part-Time Education
9.3 Jobs and training
9.3.1 Occupation and industry
9.3.2 Employment status
9.3.3 Hours and pay
9.3.4 Training
9.3.5 Finding the job
9.3.6 Attitudes towards the job
9.4 Part-time work
9.5 Income
10 ROUTES INTO THE LABOUR MARKET AND HIGHER EDUCATION
10.1 Changes in Activity Status
10.2 Routes into Full-Time Work at age 18-19
10.3 Routes into Higher Education at age 18-19
10.4 Routes into Unemployment at age 18-19
10.5 The Routes of the Less Well Qualified
11 DOMESTIC CIRCUMSTANCES OF 18-19 YEAR OLDS
11.1 Children
11.2 Living arrangements
11.3 Leaving the parental home
12 THE FUTURE
12.1 One year ahead
12.2 Four years ahead
12.3 Have expectations been realised?
SECTION 3: 22-23 YEAR OLDS
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS: 22-23 YEAR OLDS
13 QUALIFICATIONS OF 22-23 YEAR OLDS
13.1 Qualifications achieved by age 22-23
13.2 Factors associated with qualifications
14 MAIN ACTIVITY AT 23
14.1 Main Activity
14.2 Education
14.2.1 Full-time education
14.2.2 Part-time education
14.3 Jobs and Training
14.3.1 Occupation and Industry
14.3.2 Employment Status
14.3.3 Hours and Income
14.3.4 Training
14.3.5 Finding the job
14.3.6 Attitudes towards the job
14.4 Part-time work
14.5 Looking for work
15 ROUTES IN THE LABOUR MARKET AND HIGHER EDUCATION
15.1 Changes in main activity
15.2 Routes into employment at age 22-23
15.3 Routes into full-time education at age 22-23
15.4 Routes into unemployment at age 22-23
16 LOCATION AND DOMESTIC CIRCUMSTANCES OF 22-23 YEAR OLDS
16.1 Location and mobility
16.2 Children
16.3 Living arrangements
17 HOPES FOR THE FUTURE
REFERENCES
APPENDIX A TECHNICAL NOTES
Percentages
Bases
Estimating the Precision of Estimates
Combining Columns of a Table
School Type
Social Class
Sample Size
Survey Non-response
APPENDIX B CHANGES IN MAIN ACTIVITY AMONGST THE COHORT AGED 22-23 IN 1999
APPENDIX C ACCURACY OF RECALL OF MAIN ACTIVITY