A representative sample of nearly 2,000 young people in Norway participated in a postal survey in 1985 when they were 17 to 20 years old. The same sample was followed up again in 1987, 1989, and in 1993 when they had reached adulthood (25 to 28 years). Central Bureau of Statistics in Norway was responsible for the collection of data. This article focuses on the unemployment career from youth to adulthood and consequences for transition to adulthood. Results showed that unemployment seems to strengthen traditional gender roles. Previous unemployed young women have a higher probability of staying at home with children. However, young unemployed women leave their parental home early in spite of unemployment, the majority being supported by a husband. Young unemployed men had a higher probability of living in their parental home, compared to those in work or in school.
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