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Education, religion and the 'first destinations' of recent school-leavers in Northern Ireland
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Date Issued
1994-10
Date Available
2010-01-14T14:30:03Z
Abstract
This paper uses data forma cross-section survey of recent school-leavers in Northern Ireland to examine the relationship between personal and social characteristics and first destinations approximately 6 to 9 months after leaving school. Six destinations are distinguished - employment, YTP, unemployment, higher education, further education and other activity. Particular attention is paid to the roles of religion, qualifications and subject choice. Nested logit models are estimated and subjected to a battery of mis-specification tests. The results suggest that, after controlling for a standard range of factors, religion and number of qualifications, but not subject choice, are significant in explaining post school destinations. In particular, Catholic males who leave from fifth and lower sixth form are significantly less likely to be employed and more likely to be on a YTP scheme.
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A hard copy is available in UCD Library at GEN 330.08 IR/UNI
Type of Material
Working Paper
Publisher
University College Dublin. School of Economics
Series
UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series
WP94/19
Classification
J21
J64
Subject – LCSH
High school graduates--Employment--Northern Ireland
Youth--Employment--Northern Ireland
Labor market--Northern Ireland
Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
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