“Vulnerable Youth and the Transition to Adulthood”
This collection on vulnerable youth, risky behavior and the transition to adulthood includes eight research briefs:
• “Low-Income African American Youth”
• “Second-Generation Latinos Connecting to School and Work”
• “Multiple Pathways Connecting to School and Work”
• “Youth from Distressed Neighborhoods”
• “Youth from Low-Income Families”
• “Young Men and Young Women”
• “Youth with Depression/Anxiety”
• “Youth from Low-Income Working Families”
The Urban Institute researchers found that youth from low-income families engage in more risky behaviors – including engaging in sex before age 16, joining a gang, attacking someone and running away from home – than those from middle-income and high-income families. Youth with depression/anxiety were also found to engage in more risky behaviors than those experiencing less or no depression/anxiety.
Data came from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics survey that followed a sample of adolescents from 1997 into young adulthood in 2005.
