Athens June 2011 EMPOWERMENT TOOL: PRELIMINARY DATA ANALYSIS
Jan 11, 2016
Athens
June 2011
EMPOWERMENT TOOL:
PRELIMINARY DATA ANALYSIS
• Complement to Focus Group Activity• Key Questions about the Findings:
– Could the Distributions of Scores concur be Anticipated – If not, Do They Make Sense?
– How can the differences be explained between: • Member states; • Genders; • Age groups; • Those of differing economic status.
• How do the Findings compare with those from Other Tools (Rickter Scale?)
Preliminary Testing of Validity and Reliability of the Tool based on a sample of Beneficiaries
Characteristics of the Sample
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
B elgium S pain G reec e S lovenia Ukni
C orrec tly C ompleted Ques tionnaire R eturns by Member S tate
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
B elgium S pain G reec e S lovenia Ukni A ll
G en der B reakdown by Member S tate
F emale
Male
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
B elgium S pain G reec e S lovenia UK ni A ll
Ag e G roup by Member S tate
16-19
20-24
25-49
50-54
55-64
65+
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
B elgium S pain G reec e S lovenia UK ni A ll
What is Your E mployment S tatus ?
E mployed
Unemployed
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
B elgium S pain G reec e S lovenia UK ni A ll
Have You E ver Worked?
Y es
No
Most Significant Differences – Member States
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
B elgium S pain G reec e S lovenia UK ni A ll
I am Motivated to Ac hieve the T hing s I Want in L ife
S trongly Dis agree Dis agree Moderately Dis agree Neither A gree nor Dis agree Agree Agree Moderately S trongly Agree
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
B elgium S pain G reec e S lovenia UK ni A ll
I am Able to Make Dec is ions about My L ife
S trongly Dis agree Dis agree Moderately Dis agree Neither A gree nor Dis agree A gree A gree Moderately S trongly A gree
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
B elgium S pain G reec e S lovenia UK ni A ll
I am C onfident about My F uture
S trongly Dis agree Dis agree Moderately Dis agree Neither A gree nor Dis agree A gree A gree Moderately S trongly A gree
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
B elgium S pain G reec e S lovenia UK ni A ll
I F eel th at I Have C ontrol over My C u rren t an d F utu re L ife
S trongly Dis agree Dis agree Moderately Dis agree Neither A gree nor Dis agree A gree A gree Moderately S trongly A gree
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
B elgium S pain G reec e S lovenia UK ni A ll
I am Happy with My R eading , Writing and Number S kills
S trongly Dis agree Dis agree Moderately Dis agree Neither Agree nor Dis agree Agree Agree Moderately S trongly Agree
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
B elgium S pain G reec e S lovenia UK ni A ll
I Have S kills that are Us eful to an E mployer
S trongly Dis agree Dis agree Moderately Dis agree Neither A gree nor Dis agree Agree Agree Moderately S trongly Agree
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
B elgium S pain G reec e S lovenia UK ni A ll
It is Important for Me to have a J ob for a B etter L ife
S trongly Dis agree Dis agree Moderately Dis agree Neither A gree nor Dis agree Agree Agree Moderately S trongly Agree
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
B elgium S pain G reec e S lovenia UK ni A ll
Mos t Important R eas on for Unemployment
R edundancy S hortage of S uitable J ob Opportunities
S till at S chool C aring R es pons ibilities
P oor Health/Dis ability Dis mis s al
Age E thnic Origin
L ack of S kills E duc ation Dis c rimination
G eographic al Dis tanc e from J obs L anguage B arriers
C riminal record Not L ooking for Work
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
B elgium S pain G reec e S lovenia UK ni A ll
I feel that I am ac c epted by my Work C olleag ues and My J ob is R ec og nis ed in the Workplac e
S trongly Dis agree Dis agree Moderately Dis agree Neither A gree nor Dis agree Agree Agree Moderately S trongly Agree
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
B elgium S pain G reec e S lovenia UK ni A ll
I F eel R eady for Work
S trongly Dis agree Dis agree Moderately Dis agree Neither A gree nor Dis agree Agree Agree Moderately S trongly Agree
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
B elgium S pain G reec e S lovenia UK ni A ll
I B elieve I do Not Need a L ot of S upport from Other P eople to Ac hieve my G oals
S trongly Dis agree Dis agree Moderately Dis agree Neither A gree nor Dis agree A gree A gree Moderately S trongly A gree
Other Differences
F emaleMale
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
I am C onfident about my F uture
S trongly Dis agree
Dis agree Moderately
Dis agree
Neither A gree nor Dis agree
Agree
Agree Moderately
S trongly Agree
.0
.1
.2
.3
.4
.5
.6
.7
F emale Male
It is Important to Have a J ob to E ns ure T hat I have a B etter L ife
S trongly Dis agree
Dis agree Moderately
Dis agree
Neither A gree norDis agree
Agree
Agree Moderately
S trongly Agree
.0
.1
.1
.2
.2
.3
.3
.4
.4
.5
16-19 20-24 25-49 50-54 55-64
I am happy with my R eading , Writing & Number S kills
S trongly Dis agree Dis agree Moderately Dis agree Neither A gree nor Dis agree
Agree Agree Moderately S trongly Agree
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
16-19 20-24 25-49 50-54 55-64
I Have S kills that are Us eful for an E mployer
S trongly Dis agree Dis agree Moderately Dis agree Neither A gree nor Dis agree
Agree Agree Moderately S trongly Agree
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
E mployed Unemployed
I Have S kills that are Us eful to an E mployer
S trongly Dis agree
Dis agree Moderately
Dis agree
Neither A gree nor Dis agree
A gree
A gree Moderately
S trongly A gree
Comparison with the Ricker Scale
R ic kter S c ale C onfidenc e
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Per
cen
tag
e
R ic kter B as e
R ic kter R eview
E mpowerment C onfidenc e
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Perc
enta
ge
E mpower Q5
R ic kter S c ale C ore S kills
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Perc
enta
ge
R ic kter B as e
R ic kterR eview
E mpowerment C ore S kills
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Perc
enta
ge E mpower Q12
R ic kter S c ale Work S kills
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Perc
enta
ge R ic kter B as e
R ic kter R eview
E mpowerment Work S kills
05
1015
2025
3035
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Perc
enta
ge E mpower Q13
R ic kter S c ale Work R eadines s
0
10
20
30
40
50
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Perc
enta
ge
R ic kter B as e
R ic kter R eview
E mpowerment Work R eadines s
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Perc
enta
ge E mpower Q22
Ashton Community Trust
R ic kter S c ale C onfidenc e
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Perc
enta
ge R ic kter B as e
R ic kter R eview
E mpowerment Work S kills
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Perc
enta
ge
Q13
E mpowermen t C on fiden c e
0
10
20
30
40
50
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Perc
enta
ge
Q5
R ic kter S c ale Work S kills
0
10
20
30
40
50
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Perc
enta
ge
R ic kter B as e
R ic kterR eview
• Cautions:– Different Political, Economic & Contexts; – Consistency of Application; – Subsamples of different size - UKni 50% of Sample;– The Gender Puzzle;– Different Timeline for Beneficiaries.
• But:– Useful Research Data;– Possible Evaluation Tool – though Projects Adapt;– Comparable to Recognised Tool (Rickter Scale).
Tentative Conclusions