Abstract
Alison Aughinbaugh and Maury Gittleman (2003) "Maternal
Employment and Adolescent Risky Behavior."
This paper examines the impact of maternal employment during a child's first three years and
during adolescence on his or her decisions to engage in a range of risky
behaviors: smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, using marijuana and other
drugs, engaging in sex and committing crimes. Using data from the NLSY79
and its young adult supplement, we find little evidence that mother's
employment early in the child's life has lasting consequences on
participation in risky behaviors. Similarly, with the possible exception
of drinking alcohol-our results do not indicate that maternal employment
during adolescence is correlated with increased involvement in risky
activities.
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