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Labor force participation in a sample of substance users
J S Atkinson1, I D Montoya, R A Trevino
1Affiliated Systems Corporation, Houston, Texas 77027-6022, USA. jatkinson@affiliatedsystems.com
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
|September 8, 2000
Abstract:
This paper reviews the microeconomic theory underlying the work/leisure tradeoff and how this tradeoff may be manifested among substance users. The effects of drug use, demographic factors, and income factors on the probability of labor force participation are analyzed in a sample of 687 male and 327 female drug users. The decision not to seek employment appears to be associated primarily with non-job-related sources of income (including illegal sources).