SAFETY AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT:A STUDY OF PARENTS AND TEENS

大约80%的青少年在高中毕业前工作，54%的青少年在高中毕业前 零售业。据估计，1995年有260万16至17岁的年轻人在工作， 每个青少年平均每周工作24小时，一年工作25周。 这项使用电话采访的全国性研究旨在检查 青少年工作者及其父母关于以下方面的知识、行为和信念 零售业工人安全视角下的青少年就业 机构。它反映了北卡罗来纳大学伤害预防中心之间的合作 研究中心和教育发展中心，Inc.并在之前的基础上 每个人都进行了关于青少年工作安全的研究。 在开发国家调查工具方面，我们将开展重点小组 与青少年员工的父母进行交流，并检查有关青少年工作场所的现有数据 伤害，然后是家长和青少年调查的前测。对于 国家研究，我们将进行随机数字拨号电话采访 14-17岁青少年的家庭，工作至少两个月 前一年。随机挑选的一位家长或监护人将接受采访， 以及每个符合条件的家庭中的一名青少年工人，等待父母 同意。调查对象为1350对父母和青少年。家长 青少年将被问及他们对童工法律和工人的了解 安全，他们对青少年工作和工作场所安全的态度和信念，以及 有关他们如何获取有关这些问题的信息的信息。结果是 将被分析以比较青少年和父母，并指导发展 通过教育努力和改革改善青少年的安全 工作场所组织和安全培训。 国家公认的青少年发展和发展问题专家咨询小组 将召开工人安全会议，以协助设计仪器和 对结果的解释。该小组还将在 制定政策和方案建议，以提高安全 零售店的青少年雇员。

Approximately 80% of teens work before high school graduation, 54% in the retail sector. An estimated 2.6 million 16 and 17 year olds worked in 1995, with each teen working an average of 24 hours per week for 25 weeks a year. This national study using telephone interviews is designed to examine the knowledge, practices, and beliefs of teen workers and their parents about adolescent employment from the perspective of worker safety in retail establishments. It reflects collaboration between the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center and Education Development Center, Inc. and builds upon prior research each has conducted on teen work safety. In developing the national survey instruments, we will conduct focus groups with parents of teen workers and examine existing data about teen workplace injury, followed by a pretest of both the parent and teen surveys. For the national study, we will conduct random digit dial telephone interviews with families of teenagers age 14-17 years who have worked at least two months in the prior year. One randomly selected parent or guardian will be interviewed, as well as one teen worker in each eligible household, pending parental consent. A sample of 1350 pairs of parents and teens is targeted. Parents and teens will be queried about their knowledge of child labor laws and worker safety, their attitudes and beliefs about teen work and workplace safety, and information about how they obtain information about these issues. The results will be analyzed to compare teens and parents and to guide the development of safety improvements for teens through educational efforts and changes in workplace organization and safety training. Advisory Panel of nationally recognized experts in adolescent development and worker safety will be convened to assist in design of the instrument and interpretation of the results. This group also will provide guidance in the development of policy and programmatic recommendations for improving safety of teenage employees in retail establishments.