Youth and The Labour Market: Follow-up Survey, 1984

The follow-up survey in 1984 was conducted with the aim of: 1. assessing changes in employment/unemployment status of respondents, 2. complementing data collected in the Youth and labour market : general survey, 1983 [SSDA Study No. 371], 3. verifying data collected in the 1983 survey by replicating specific questions. Topics covered include: preparation for employment at school through careers counselling and work experience; education and employment histories during the preceding twelve months; knowledge and use of Commonwealth employment and training programs and services; perceptions of the problems commonly experienced by the unemployed; perceptions of the causes of unemployment; family assistance received by the respondent; suggestions of measures to reduce unemployment; general perceptions of the country's economy; and attitudes towards the respondent's personal situation over the past twelve months. Background variables include: level of education reached; English and other language use and ability; age; marital status; family and friends' current employment status; income; and current living arrangements.