Digby County

Demographics:

The Digby County sample of 29 women were a younger group - 70% were 39 years of age or younger. 52% of the group were married and 45% had children at home in the younger age ranges.

Only 17% of this group had educational levels below high school graduation. 37% had completed university - by far the largest percentage of any group.

From these educational statistics it was not surprising to find that 39% were in the above $30,000 income level, with only 7% in the below $10,000 bracket. 93% of this group were employed.

Desired Courses:

The six most frequently checked courses with the numbers in brackets were:

  1. Computer training
 (8)
  1. Arts and Crafts
(8)
  1. Stress Management
(8)
  1. Crisis Management
(7)
  1. Parent effectiveness
(6)
  1. Assertiveness training
 (6)

Obstacles:

The inconvenient times the courses were offered was the major obstacle to pursuing further learning experiences. 76% quoted this as a problem. 62% had a problem with the courses they wanted to take not being available to them. 52% found there was a lack of information about courses. Other problem areas cited were courses not available part-time, family and home responsibilities, lack of money available and job responsibilities all quoted by over 40% of the group.


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