Table 3 Beliefs of Ontario parents about teen work hours when the working teens are attending school, stratified by gender of teen, 2008 (n = 507)
From: Perspectives of parents of working adolescents in Ontario, Canada
Teen Gender | Male (n = 244), % (95% CIs) | Female (n = 263), % (95% CIs) | Total (n = 507) % (95% CIs) |
|---|---|---|---|
In your opinion, what is the latest hour that a teen worker UNDER 16 should be allowed to work when there is school the next day? | |||
Earlier than 8 PM | 14.4 (9.7, 20.8) | 18.5 (12.5, 26.7) | 16.5 (12.5, 21.6) |
8 PM | 25.5 (18.7, 33.8) | 19.2 (13.5, 26.5) | 22.2 (17.6, 27.6) |
9 PM | 41.0 (33.9, 48.6) | 43.7 (35.7, 52.0) | 42.4 (36.9, 48.1) |
10 PM | 13.9 (9.82, 19.2) | 14.8 (9.91, 21.6) | 14.3 (11.0, 18.6) |
11 PM | 2.4 (1.1 5.1) | 1.6 (0.6, 3.2) | 1.95 (1.07, 3.51) |
12 AM or later | 0.6 (0.1, 2.5) | 0.4 (0.05, 2.5) | 0.50 (0.15, 1.51) |
Refused or Don’t Know | 2.3 (0.8, 5.9) | 1.9 (0.6, 5.2) | 2.05 (0.99, 4.18) |
In your opinion, what is the latest hour that a 16–17 year old should be allowed to work when there is school the next day? | |||
Earlier than 8 PM | 3.0 (1.4, 6.0) | 7.5 (3.2, 16.8) | 5.3 (2.7, 10.1) |
8 PM | 6.1 (3.3, 10.9) | 8.1 (3.9, 115.4) | 7.1 (4.4, 11.3) |
9 PM | 40.2 (32.7, 48.3) | 32.3 (25.4, 39.9) | 36.1 (30.8, 41.7) |
10 PM | 35.3 (28.5, 42.9) | 38.3 (30.5, 46.8) | 36.9 (31.6, 42.6) |
11 PM | 12.4 (8.5, 17.9) | 10.7 (7.4, 15.2) | 11.5 (8.8, 14.9) |
12 AM or later | 2.1 (0.8, 5.2) | 2.1 (0.9, 4.6) | 2.1 (1.2, 3.8) |
Refused or Don’t Know | 0.7 (0.1, 5.3) | 1.1 (0.3, 3.0) | 0.9 (0.3, 2.5) |