TY - GEN N2 - Precarious work is concentrated in the service industry in the United States and is a risk factor for poor mental health. Service occupations in which workers receive tips are potentially more precarious due to unstable schedule, income, and lack of benefits. Tipped workers, primarily women of reproductive-age, can be paid a "subminimum wage" that is 71% lower than the federal minimum wage, contributing to their economic hardship. Despite abundant research linking poverty to poor mental health, the effects of wage-related policies on mental health in women are unknown. This dissertation investigated the potential consequences of tipped service work for reproductive-aged women as well as one potential policy intervention: increasing the subminimum wage. DO - 10.6083/0z708w89t DO - DOI AB - Precarious work is concentrated in the service industry in the United States and is a risk factor for poor mental health. Service occupations in which workers receive tips are potentially more precarious due to unstable schedule, income, and lack of benefits. Tipped workers, primarily women of reproductive-age, can be paid a "subminimum wage" that is 71% lower than the federal minimum wage, contributing to their economic hardship. Despite abundant research linking poverty to poor mental health, the effects of wage-related policies on mental health in women are unknown. This dissertation investigated the potential consequences of tipped service work for reproductive-aged women as well as one potential policy intervention: increasing the subminimum wage. T1 - The tipping point: an investigation of the effects of subminimum wage on maternal and child health DA - 2019 AU - Andrea, Sarah B. L1 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7490/files/andrea.sarah.2019.pdf PB - Oregon Health and Science University PY - 2019 ID - 7490 L4 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7490/files/andrea.sarah.2019.pdf KW - Salaries and Fringe Benefits KW - Occupations KW - Socioeconomic Factors KW - Women KW - Birth Weight KW - Mental Health TI - The tipping point: an investigation of the effects of subminimum wage on maternal and child health Y1 - 2019 L2 - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7490/files/andrea.sarah.2019.pdf LK - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7490/files/andrea.sarah.2019.pdf UR - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7490/files/andrea.sarah.2019.pdf ER -