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Education

Table 12 – Educational Achievement of all Respondents

Highest level of education achieved	Total %
Primary	31
Junior Certificate	19
Leaving Certificate	22
Third Level Certificate/ Diploma	11
University Primary Degree	5
University Postgraduate	7
Other	4
Not stated	1

As can be seen fromTable 3 above, the majority of respondents, 171 (76%), suffered their incidence of paralytic Poliomyelitis before the age of 11 years old. It can be seen, in Table 12 below, that this had a profound effect upon their educational opportunities, with 110 (49%) never having progressed beyond Junior Certificate level.

Interestingly, when asked whether Polio had affected their education, those that responded "Yes", 100, approximates to the number who had not progressed beyond Junior Certificate, namely 110 (49%).

Table 13 – Education affected by Polio

Polio affected education	Total No’s
Yes	100
No	71
Somewhat	45
No comment	4
Not Stated	4

Whether as a consequence of previous educational experiences or merely the age profile of the respondents, only 63 (28%) felt in the need of further education.

Table 14 – Further Educational Requirements

Further education requirements	Total No’s
None	128
Yes	63
No comment	27
Not stated	6

The educational achievement of respondents may have decided, to some extent, their suitability and chances of finding employment. Table 15 left compares attainment in education against employment status for respondents below 65 years of age at the time of the survey.

Table 15– Relationship between Educational Achievement & Employability under 65 Years.

Level of education	Unemployed No’s	Employed No’s
Primary	45	21
Junior Certificate	24	17
Leaving Certificate	29	20
Third Level Certificate/ Diploma	16	8
University Primary Degree	7	3
University Postgraduate	5	10
Other	6	4
Total	132	83

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