Respondents’ joblessness based on union membership
| SCLs | Union | Non-union |
|---|---|---|
| Experienced joblessness | 57 | 11 |
| Did not experience joblessness | 19 | 13 |
Influences on respondents’ exposure to vocational programmes
| Exposure through high school classes | Exposure through _ post-high school advisor | Respondents that attended a vocational programme | Respondents that did not attend a vocational programme |
|---|---|---|---|
| No | No | 2 | 72 |
| No | Yes | 0 | 3 |
| Yes | No | 6 | 17 |
| Yes | Yes | 1 | 0 |
PMs’ use of unions compared to their perception of trade school shortages
| Hired from unions | Perceived trade school shortage | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | Yes | 29 |
| Yes | No | 9 |
| No | Yes | 13 |
| No | No | 14 |
Respondents’ work-life expectations based on age
| Age (years) | Something better comes along | Retirement | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18–25 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| 26–39 | 10 | 44 | 4 |
| 40–53 | 4 | 51 | 1 |
| 54–62 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| >62 | 0 | 4 | 0 |