TY  - GEN
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.
AD  - Oregon Health and Science University
AU  - Andrea, Sarah B.
DA  - 2019
DO  - 10.6083/0z708w89t
DO  - DOI
ED  - Boone-Heinonen, Janne
ED  - Messer,  Lynne C.
ED  - Marino, Miguel
ED  - Goodman, Julia M.
ED  - Advisor
ED  - Committee member
ED  - Committee member
ED  - Committee member
ID  - 7490
KW  - Salaries and Fringe Benefits
KW  - Occupations
KW  - Socioeconomic Factors
KW  - Women
KW  - Birth Weight
KW  - Mental Health
L1  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7490/files/andrea.sarah.2019.pdf
L2  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7490/files/andrea.sarah.2019.pdf
L4  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7490/files/andrea.sarah.2019.pdf
LK  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7490/files/andrea.sarah.2019.pdf
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.
PB  - Oregon Health and Science University
PY  - 2019
T1  - The tipping point: an investigation of the effects of subminimum wage on maternal and child health
TI  - The tipping point: an investigation of the effects of subminimum wage on maternal and child health
UR  - https://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7490/files/andrea.sarah.2019.pdf
Y1  - 2019
ER  -