Impact of Parental Unemployment on their Adolescence Children

Abstract

Introduction: Unemployment means a situation where a person searches for employment but is unable to find work. It is key measure that has impact on economy [1]. Methodology: Convenience Sampling Method was used to collect data from respondents. The sample size was 30. Sampling Tool: Self-Administered questionnaire was given to 30 respondents from government school (Class 10 and 11) Results: Near to half of respondents were of age 16. More than half of respondents i.e. 53.3% were male. Majority of respondent’s father were literate i.e. 86.7%. Two third of respondent’s father i.e. 66.66% were involved in other occupation like private sector where as majority of respondent’s mother i.e. 86.66% were housewife. Forty Percentages of respondents talks to parents about impact of low socioeconomic status on their life with their parents daily whereas 33.3 % of respondent’s didn’t talk to them about the problem. Majority of respondents i.e. 86.66% had no impact on their grade due to their low socio-economic status. More than three fourth of respondents i.e. 73.3% had no impact on social life and 66.7% of respondents have impact on diet and nutrition due to poor socioeconomic status. There was no statistically significant association between parental unemployment and its impact on their adolescence children. Conclusion: More than three fourth of respondents i.e. 73.3% had no impact on social life and 66.7% of respondents have impact on diet and nutrition due to poor socioeconomic status. There was no statistically significant association between parental unemployment and its impact on their adolescence children.