Labor Market Participation among Young Adults An Event History Analysis

• Published in: Youth & society Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 3 - 31
• Main Authors: JOHNSON, ROBERT J., HERRING, CEDRIC
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States SAGE PUBLICATIONS 01.09.1989; Sage Publications; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Americas; Behavior; Demography; Developed Countries; Economics; Educational Status; Employment; Event history analysis; History; Houston; Labor Force Participation; Labor market; Labour market; Life Style; North America; Population; Population Characteristics; Poverty; Probability; Sex Factors; Social Class; Social Problems; Sociocultural Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Statistics as Topic; Substance-Related Disorders; Teenagers; Texas; Unemployment; United States; Working Women; Young Adults; Young people; Americas; United States; North America; Texas; Americas; Life Style; Age Factors; United States; Socioeconomic Status; Educational Status; Research Methodology; North America; Socioeconomic Factors; Employment; Population Characteristics; Employment Status; Adult; Population; Behavior; Demographic Factors; Macroeconomic Factors; Poverty; Probability; Statistical Studies; Youth; Social Problems; Unemployment; Substance Addiction; Studies; Economic Factors; Northern America; Developed Countries; Texas; Sex Factors
• ISSN: 0044-118X; 1552-8499
• DOI: 10.1177/0044118X89021001001

A study investigated labor market participation among young adults using culture of poverty theories and opportunity-structure theories as guidelines. The timing of labor market entry and its consequences are discussed.