Table 1 Parental involvement in teen work by gender of worker, Ontario (2008) and United States (2003)
From: Perspectives of parents of working adolescents in Ontario, Canada
Gender of teen worker - Ontario | Gender of teen worker – United Statesa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male (n = 244) % (95% CI) | Female (n = 263) % (95% CI) | Total (507) % (95% CI) | Male (n = 480) % (95% CI) | Female (n = 442) % (95% CI) | |
Consider questions to ask about work hours? | 89.9 (84.3, 93.6) | 91.5(87.3,94.4) | 90.7 (89.4, 93.2) | 87.2 (80.8–93.5) | 90.0 (85.9–94.2) |
Identify job opportunities | 88.9 (83.2, 92.8) | 89.2 (82.3, 93.6) | 89.1 (84.8, 92.2) | 87.5 (81.5–93.5) | 91.8 (88.3–95.3) |
Fill out job applications | 86.7 (80.4, 91.1) | 77.8 (69.4, 84.4) | 82.0 (76.9, 86.2) | 79.8 (73.7–86.0) | 84.6 (80.3–89.0) |
Prepare for a job interview | 83.8 (77.0, 88.8) | 76.0 (67.3, 83.0) | 79.7 (74.2, 84.3) | 75.1 (68.4–82.1) | 80.4 (75.4–85.5) |
Consider questions to ask about job tasks | 79.5 (73.0, 84.8) | 76.9 (68.5, 83.6) | 78.2 (72.9, 82.6) | 75.3 (68.4–82.2) | 82.6 (77.6–87.5) |
Met direct supervisor | 68.8 (60.7, 75.9) | 70.9 (63.2, 77.5) | 69.9 (64.3, 74.9) | 79.7 (73.8–85.7) | 83.5 (787–88.4) |
Handle difficult issues other than about safety | 64.6 (56.9, 71.6) | 67.6 (59.0, 75.1) | 66.2 (60.4, 71.4) | 70.1 (63.2–77.0) | 69.8 (62.8–76.8) |
Helped teen get more training to do a job | 63.9 (56.5, 70.7) | 63.1 (55.7, 70.0) | 63.5 (58.4, 68.3) | 37.8 (30.5–45.1) | 39.3 (31.3–47.3) |
Visited workplace to monitor conditions | 58.7 (50.8, 66.1) | 67.5 (58.9, 75.0) | 63.3 (58.4, 68.3) | 58.4 (50.7–66.1) | 67.6 (60.6–74.5) |
Helped teen learn about worker’s rights | 58.0 (50.4, 65.3) | 61.1 (52.8, 68.7) | 59.6 (54.0, 64.9) | 45.4 (37.7–53.0) | 51.8 (43.9–59.7) |
Consider questions to ask about workplace safety | 52.7 (45.0,60.3) | 62.7 (54.7, 70.1) | 57.9 (52.3, 63.3) | 44.6 (37.1–52.2) | 47.9 (39.9–56.0) |
Encouraged teen to report a violation about teen’s work to a government agency? | 17.5 (12.2, 24.5) | 19.4 (13.1, 27.6) | 18.5 (14.2, 23.7) | n/a | n/a |
Encouraged teen to quit a job because you were concerned about teen getting injured on the job? | 16.5 (11.2,23.5) | 12.4 (7.4, 20.1) | 14.4 (10.6, 19.2) | n/a | n/a |