Are Teen Construction Workers Informed About Child Labor Laws in North Carolina?
Janet Dal Santo, DrPH1, Carol Runyan, PhD1, Michael Schulman, PhD2, Michael Bowling, PhD1, Linda Treiber2, and Hester Lipscomb, PhD3. (1) Injury Prevention Research Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 7505, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7050, , dalsanto@email.unc.edu, (2) North Carolina State University & UNC Injury Prevention Research Center, (3) Duke University & UNC Injury Prevention Research Center Abstract: Purpose: Child labor laws restrict jobs and activities. This presentation examines teen construction workers knowledge of child labor laws to understand the sources and social bases of teen workers knowledge and safety consciousness. Methods: Data were obtained from a pilot telephone survey conducted in North Carolina in the fall of 2000. The sample was based on employment certificates of teen construction workers filed with the North Carolina Department of Labor in June and July of 2000. A total of 123 interviews out of 153 eligible teens were completed
