Patterns of intermittent and ongoing disconnection among youth of color: results from an analysis of the 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Author(s):
- Sick, Nathan, author
- Contributor(s):
- Urban Institute, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Washington, DC : Urban Institute, January 2021
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Adolescent African Americans Employment Minority Health Student Dropouts Young Adult United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Disparities in youth employment (including summer employment) and disconnection (not being in school or working) start early and disproportionately affect people of color. Young people who become disconnected from work and education are at higher risk of numerous negative life outcomes and have been particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Inequalities in patterns of disconnection among young parents (ages 16 to 24) of color are also apparent. These disparities in disconnection and youth employment are deeply tied to racial equity. Programs and funders benefit from understanding the characteristics and challenges of youth of color who are experiencing continuous and intermittent disconnection. To that end, this brief examines patterns of work, education, and disconnection among Black youth ages 15 to 23.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-DC license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (8 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918266200006676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918266200006676