The European Journal of Social & Behavioural Sciences
Online ISSN: 2301-2218
European Publisher
A Study into the Effectiveness of the Youth Employment Programme (YEP) in Mauritius
Table 3: Odd ratios of Logistic models
Predictors | Are you satisfied with YEP? | Do you think YEP will help or has helped you to get a job? | Are you currently employed? |
Age | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.45 |
Gender | 1.05 | 0.97 | 0.83 |
Location | 1.35 | 0.94 | 0.83 |
Number of interviews – up to 5 interviews | 0.89 | 0.45* | 0.41 |
Duration of unemployment – less than 6 months | 2.31 | 2.96** | 0.84 |
Found a job where internship was done | 0.45 | 0.56 | 0.68 |
Internship in the field you studied | 2.0 | 2.3* | 0.65 |
Length of training- less than a year | 0.54 | 1.27 | 0.27 |
Nature of employment – temporary basis | 0.14*** | ||
Temporary basis/ contract | 1.11 | 0.25* | |
Permanent basis | 0.66 | 0.34 | |
Sector of training – public sector | 2.61* | 0.51 | 0.94 |
Salary – up to MUR 10000 | 1.72 | 0.05*** | |
Refused an internship | 1.29 | 1.07 | 0.47 |
Quality | 2.49*** | 1.93*** | 1.09 |
Field of study | ** | ||
Science and Agriculture | 0.24* | 1.23 | 0.90 |
Humanities and Education | 0.08*** | 1.57 | 3.12 |
Finance and Business Administration | 0.15** | 1.24 | 2.02 |
Stipend as YEP trainees | |||
Above MUR 8000 but below MUR 15000 | 1.7 | ||
At least MUR15000 | 1.74 | ||
Recommendation | 3.15** |