Question 11.

Within the town of Ocho Rios who are the persons who are adversely affected by the
current problem of unemployment?

Persons adversely affected by unemployment

18%

12%

persons educated
35%
35%

persons uneducated
persons certified
persons uncertified

Question 12. What are the specific ways in which persons are negatively affected by the
existence of unemployment in Ocho Rios?

Ways in which persons are

negatively affected

# of person affected

% of persons affected

Poverty

15

100%

Crime

11

73%

Lower self esteem

14

93%

Deprivation

6.67%

Question 13. Based on your answer to the previous question how would you describe the extent
to which persons are affected?

To what extent are persons affected?

Very High 53.3%

High 26.67%

Low 13.3%
Medium 6.7%

Question14. If the problem of unemployment is to be lessened/eradicated who do you think

should be responsible for implementing problem solving strategies?

16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Government

Dons

Members of town

Victims

Question 15. What are some of the strategies which could be implemented to eradicate the
problem of unemployment?

9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
More Infatructures for
Employers

Reduce Structural
Unemployment

Heavy Investment in
basic Industries

Improve Labour Market

Flexibility

Question 16. Based on the nature of the problem of unemployment, how soon do you propose
that the abovementioned strategies be implemented?

14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Right Now

Serious planning
and then execution

Later when
resources are
adequate