Transition to Adulthood: Youth from Low-Income Working Families

Within low-income families, around 60 percent have an adult working fulltime. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, this Urban Institute fact sheet describes adolescent risk behaviors and the transition to adulthood for low-income youth from high-work families to low-income youth from moderate-work and nonworking (low-work) families. Among the findings, youth from high-work families are more likely to be connected to school or work than youth from nonworking or low-work families.