Document Type
Research Report
Publication Date
Fall 2012
Abstract
In this report, we present a first-ever overview of what is known about the relationship between the status of youth and their parents’ low-wage jobs. Of the 20 million adolescents with working parents, 3.6 million (one out of every six) are in low-income families where parents have low-wage jobs. We identify several ways that young people are harmed by their parents’ low-wage, low-quality jobs that point to the urgency of this issue.
Recommended Citation
Dodson, Lisa; Albelda, Randy; Coronado, Diana Salas; and Mtshali, Marya, "How Youth Are Put At Risk by Parents’ Low-Wage Jobs" (2012). Center for Social Policy Publications. 68.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/csp_pubs/68
Rights
© 2012 Randy Albelda and Lisa Dodson
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