| 3.1 |
Respondents by Age and Gender |
Table 1 shows that the majority of responses
were 35 years or under (56%) and female (71%).
Table 1
Respondents by
Age and Gender |
| Age Groups |
Males
(N=50) % |
Females
(N=125)
% |
| Under 26 years |
17
34% |
42
20% |
| 26 to 35 years |
10
20% |
50 40% |
| 36 to 45 years |
14
28% |
31 25% |
| 46 years and over |
9
18% |
19
15% |
A government-sponsored survey of CASPs
(Godin, 1996) shows that 60% of participants are women, almost half are under
35 years of age, and more than one in four receive income assistance. The
findings in the current survey support these data.
Statistics for New Brunswick reveal that more
males than females have less than a grade nine education (Statistics Canada,
1991), and more females than males have completed their education to the end of
secondary school. Because the CASP offers basic (to grade 6) and intermediate
(grades 7-9) academic upgrading. We might expect to find more males than
females in the program. Educational levels attained in the past, do not explain
the preponderance of women in the CASP. |