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ERIC Number: EJ515274
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7732
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The Impact of Drug Use on Earnings: A Life-Span Perspective.
Kandel, Denise; And Others
Social Forces, v74 n1 p243-70 Sep 1995
Among a longitudinal cohort of 400 employed males, illicit drug use had a positive impact on wages up to age 28-29 and a negative impact by the mid-30s. A life-span perspective emphasizes differential short- and long-term impacts of education, training, and job changes on users' and nonusers' incomes. Contains 57 references. (Author/SV)
Descriptors: Adults (30 to 45), Age Differences, Drinking, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment, Employment, Illegal Drug Use, Income, Longitudinal Studies, Males, Occupational Mobility, Smoking, Young Adults
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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