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Teen time use and parental education: evidence from the CPS, MTF, and ATUS
Shirley L. Porterfield
Associate Professor of social work, School of Social Work, University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO.
E-mail: porterfields@umsl.edu
Anne E. Winkler
Professor of economics and public policy administration, University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO.
Responses from three surveys indicate that parental education plays a critical role in the way teens spend their time in employment and other activities; in recent years, teen employment rates have declined most for those with more highly educated parents, while their rate of engagement in volunteer activities has increased.
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