welfare reform consultation survey - people no longer in employment
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Action for M.E.Welfare Reform
Consultation Survey
October 2008
People no longer in
employment
Have you previously been in paid employment?
Yes No
Total Responses: 779
Were you employed by someone else or self-employed?
Employed by someone elseSelf-employed
Total Responses: 712
How many hours did you used to work each week?
1-5 hours6-10 hours11-16 hours17-24 hours25-40 hoursOver 40 hours
Total Responses: 696
If you were in paid employment, why did you stop?
Total Responses: 715
Return to education
To have children
Other caring responsibilities
I was dismissed
My company closed
I was made redundant
I was advised to leave
I decided to leave
I was forced to leve
Advised to take ill-health retirement
Decided to take ill-health retirement
Other
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
79
24
75
326
90
54
15
5
12
7
18
11
If you were advised to leave or take ill-health retirement, who gave you this advice?
Total Responses: 278
Family/friends
Citizen’s Advice Bureau
Independent advisory service
Line manager
Human resources
Occupational health
Other
0 20 40 60 80 100
97
60
97
53
10
1
39
Please select the closest match to the sector of your former paid employment.
Total Responses: 711
Agriculture, hunting and forestryFishing
Mining and quarryingManufacturing
Electricity, gas and water supplyConstruction
Wholesale and retailHotels and restaurants
Transport, storage and communicationBanking, finance and insurance
Real estatePublic administration and defence
EducationHealth and social work
Other community, social and personal servicesDomestic services
International organizationsOther
0 30 60 90 120 150
1472
929
131124
5816
4815
1856
87
38
5
Which of the following best matches the work that you did?
Total Responses: 701
Managerial
Professional
Technical
Academic and research
Clerical
Service and sales
Manual
Craft
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
14
56
67
164
22
37
244
97
How long is it since you were in paid employment?
Less than a year1-2 years3-5 yearsMore than 5 yearsNever
Total Responses: 709
When did you last search for paid employment?
In the last month1-6 months ago7-12 months agoMore than a year agoNeverCan’t remember
Total Responses: 723
If you have tried to get back into paid employment, how supportive have you found potential employers to be?
Very supportiveSupportiveNeither supportive nor unsupportiveUnsupportiveHostile
Total Responses: 158
If you have tried to get back into paid employment, how informed have you found potential employers to be?
Very well informedQuite well informedLess informed than they should beNot informedMisinformed
Total Responses: 146
Are you engaged in any of the following?
Total Responses: 278
Distance learning
Further or higher education
Short adult education course (vocational)
Short adult education course (leisure)
Voluntary work
Other
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
47
118
47
21
26
71
What are your expectations for gaining paid employment in the future?
I am looking for paid employmentI do not need to gain paid employmentI will never work again because of my healthI will work again only if my health improvesOther
Total Responses: 759
Do you feel that you are well enough to undertake paid employment?
Yes No
Total Responses: 762
If yes, how many hours of paid employment do you think you could undertake?
1-5 hours6-10 hours11-16 hours17-24 hours25-40 hoursOver 40 hours
Total Responses: 101
What is the maximum distance you feel you would be able to travel to undertake paid employment?
Work from home0-2 miles3-5 miles6-10 miles11-20 milesOver 20 miles
Total Responses: 379
What is the maximum time that you would be able to spend travelling to work?
Less than 5 minutes5-15 minutes16-30 minutes30 minutes - 1 hour1-2 hoursMore than 2 hours
Total Responses: 325
What practical help would you require in order to undertake paid employment?
Total Responses: 557
Flexible hours
Working from home
Special equipment
Lighter duties
Frequent breaks
Support from occupational health
Re-training
Transport to workplace
Allocated car parking
Regular meetings with employer
Buddy at work
Understanding attitude
M.E. awareness training
Time off for medical appointments
Quiet place to rest
0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225
1st 2nd 3rd
What practical help would you require in order to undertake paid employment?
Total Responses: 557
Flexible hours
Working from home
Special equipment
Lighter duties
Frequent breaks
Support from occupational health
Re-training
Transport to workplace
Allocated car parking
Regular meetings with employer
Buddy at work
Understanding attitude
M.E. awareness training
Time off for medical appointments
Quiet place to rest
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
1st 2nd 3rd
Which aspects of your illness do you consider to be the greatest barriers for you in terms of gaining paid
employment?
Total Responses: 737
Difficulty with cognition
Chronic pain
Fluctuating health
Overwhelming exhaustion
Co-morbid depression
Post-exertional malaise
Sensory disturbance
Other
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
145
399
492
114
593
527
393
615
Are there other barriers to you gaining paid employment?
Total Responses: 603
No other barriers
Employers not taking on people with health problems
Employers preferring younger workers
Lack of suitable employment
Financially better off on benefits
Transport problems
Skills out of date
Lack of childcare
Other
0 30 60 90 120 150
116
6
51
33
17
120
21
138
101
Would you like to be in paid employment?
Yes No
Total Responses: 728
If no, is this because :-
I do not need paid employmentI have caring responsibilitiesI have retiredOther
Total Responses: 244
Would you like to be in work-related activities which aim to help you back into work, such as the following :-
Total Responses: 480
Help in finding employment
Specific job searches
Training programmes
Condition management programmes
Voluntary work
Work-tasters
0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225
182
153
187
185
194
186
161
222
149
177
125
177
Yes No