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TITLE: Transitions to Work for Racial, Ethnic, and Immigrant Groups AUTHORS: Deborah Reed, Christopher Jepsen, and Laura E. Hill PAGES: 46 DATE: July 2005 ABSTRACT: The youth population of the United States is becoming increasingly diverse in terms of race, ethnicity, and nativity. We demonstrate that the patterns of transition from school age to work age are substantially different across demographic groups. For foreign-born youth, we explore school attendance and work behavior by origin and age of arrival. For U.S.-born youth, we use longitudinal data to investigate the determinants of racial and ethnic differences in educational attainment, work, and teen fertility. We argue that the diversity of the youth population has important consequences for designing and evaluating programs for youth. PPIC working papers present work in progress and may not be quoted or cited without permission of the author. Comments or suggestions, however, are welcome. |