Daily HealthBeat Tip - March 05, 2007

Teens, working, hours, and safety

Carol Runyan of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill says many teens reported working late hours on school nights.

"Overall, across all of the ages, most of them were working after 7 – about 82 percent. Half were working after 9. And about 10 percent worked after 11. Those were mostly the 16- and 17-year-olds." (12 seconds)

Last revised: March, 09 2007