asked the Minister for Education the latest information available to her Department on the percentages of each socio-economic group attending (a) the university sector and (b) other third-level institutions.
Written Answers. - Third Level Student Statistics.
253.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following Table which is an extract from the report "Who goes to College" by Dr. Patrick Clancy. The report was published by the Higher Education Authority in November 1988.
Socio-Economic Status of New Entrants to Higher Education in 1986, by College Type
|
Socio-Economic Groups |
Universities |
NIHE |
DIT |
RTC |
Colls. of ED |
Other Colls. |
Total |
|
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
Farmers |
16.2 |
23.7 |
11.3 |
27.8 |
32.1 |
7.6 |
20.8 |
|
Other Agricultural Occupations |
0.9 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
|
Higher Professional |
19.0 |
9.1 |
11.7 |
5.7 |
4.1 |
18.3 |
12.0 |
|
Lower Professional |
11.0 |
10.1 |
7.4 |
6.5 |
14.1 |
13.6 |
9.2 |
|
Employers & Managers |
17.9 |
14.8 |
26.4 |
15.9 |
17.1 |
26.2 |
18.2 |
|
Salaried Employees |
8.1 |
9.0 |
6.0 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
7.3 |
6.2 |
|
Intermediate Non-Manual Workers |
13.1 |
12.5 |
7.7 |
6.9 |
8.5 |
5.3 |
9.8 |
|
Other Non-Manual Workers |
3.5 |
4.6 |
8.5 |
7.6 |
4.8 |
6.0 |
5.7 |
|
Skilled Manual Workers |
8.0 |
10.5 |
16.3 |
17.9 |
11.1 |
12.3 |
12.9 |
|
Semi-Skilled Manual Workers |
2.1 |
3.4 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
|
Unskilled Manual Workers |
0.3 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
|
Total % |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
|
Total N |
5,512 |
1,016 |
1,803 |
4,900 |
856 |
301 |
14,388 |