One-third of all teenagers were employed during 1997 98. Adolescents were more likely to be employed if one or both parents worked. The average family income of employed teens was greater than that of unemployed teens. Most working adolescents' earnings do not go toward family necessities. (Contains 24 notes and references.) (SK)

Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 show substantial work activity among 14- and 15-year-olds. From age 14 to 15, youths appear to shift more toward working in employee jobs and less in freelance jobs such as babysitting or yard work. Girls were more likely than boys to be working in freelance jobs, and whites were more likely…

Work experience at an early age has a positive impact on labor force attachment of different racial groups. However, racial gaps in employment that are present in the early teen years seem to continue into adulthood. (Author/SK)

About half of 12- and 13-year-olds surveyed engage in some sort of work. Such work is more likely among youths from higher socioeconomic backgrounds and better school performance or among those who have engaged in risky behaviors or have been suspended from school. (SK)

Comparison of National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data from 1979 and 1997 found that both groups had similar rates of employment as adolescents. Students who worked 20 or fewer hours per week during school were more likely to attend college; youths who worked a greater percentage of weeks during the school year worked more consistently as…

Data comparing employment patterns among high-school-age youth show that student employment is highly seasonal and concentrated in just a few industries and occupations, whereas dropouts tend to work year round and in a more diverse set of jobs. (Author)

Describes changes in how teenagers spend their summers and at the trends in summer school enrollment. Discusses teens' labor force participation and includes information about types of jobs, hours they work, wages, and teenage workers' rights. (JOW)

Charts the labor force participation rates of students; out-of-school youth; White, Black, and Hispanic youth; recent high school graduates; and dropouts. (SK)

Trends in paid employment among college students since the early 1960s are described, effects on student persistence and the financial rate of return for individual students while in college are analyzed, and possible explanations for the rising trend in employment are examined. (Author/MSE)

After reviewing related research, this paper uses National Longitudinal Survey data to examine the impact of college students' in-school work on their employment and earnings after college. Empirical evidence suggests that part-time on-campus work (up to 27.5 hours weekly) positively affects post-college earnings, but not employment. (12…

Using data from the Social Security Administration's "1973 Survey of Student Beneficiaries, this paper shows that the Social Security Student Benefit Program (terminated in 1982) positively influenced recipients' selection of quality private college programs. The program also affected parents' contributions and recipients' on campus…

Tests theoretical perspectives about the effects of employment during high school. Supports a zero-sum model which suggests that working during high school subverts traditional academic goals. Finds no support for the developmental model which claims that employment during school builds character. Acknowledges that working to save money for…

Data presented on recent changes in student characteristics include matriculation and retention rates, full- and part-time participation, student residence and employment, course changes and perceptions, and attitudes toward personal development, vocational relevance of the curriculum, importance of higher education, and career choice. (MSE)

Undergraduate students' personal and educational characteristics and attitudes about social, political, and educational issues are tabulated, based on data from a 1984 national Carnegie Foundation survey. (MSE)

A survey of 1,720 second-year undergraduates at the University of Brighton (England) gathered basic demographic information and data on their financial status, including the form(s) of student financial aid applied for and awarded, parent contributions and other income sources, housing, transportation, and school and other costs. (MSE)