Households, Local Labor Markets, and Youth Labor Force Participation.

Keithly, Diane C.; Deseran, Forrest A.

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ERIC Number: EJ507722

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Publication Date: 1995

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Households, Local Labor Markets, and Youth Labor Force Participation.

Keithly, Diane C.; Deseran, Forrest A.

Youth & Society, v26 n4 p463-92 Jun 1995

Data from the 1980 Public Use Microdata Sample D for 16- to 18-year-old youths living with their parents are used to construct a model of youth labor force participation, incorporating household, local economic, and individual variables. Findings suggest the significant effects of household structural characteristics and family resources. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Census Figures, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Structure, Income, Individual Differences, Labor Market, Models, Participation, Sex Differences, Youth Employment

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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