The earnings of young employees compared to older workers have also declined.
Young people depend on their parents for shelter, and for financial and emotional support.
However, the need for support changes as teenagers progress to adulthood and seek to establish their independence. The period of this transition can vary greatly among young people depending on their individual capacities and life opportunities. Some young people enter the full-time labour force soon after leaving school and earn sufficient income to live independently. However, changing patterns of involvement in education and work between 1985 and 1995 have meant that the proportion of youth in full-time employment has been declining. The amount of money earned by youth has, in real terms, also declined.