The rise of precarious work generates important questions about how this mode of employment might affect young workers’ transition to adulthood, particularly their decision to live independently. Existing demographic literature has considered the impact of unemployment on parental coresidence but overlooked the potential influence of precarious employment. Yet, features of precarious employment might matter for young adults’ residential arrangements. Our paper provides a theoretical framework linking precarious work to parental coresidence. Specifically, we outline three mechanisms that underlie this relationship: low pay, meager benefits, and short job tenure. Using longitudinal data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth from 2005 to 2017, we provide empirical support for our model. We found that precariously employed young adults are more likely than their peers in standard jobs to live with their parents. About a third of this effect can be accounted for by the three theorized mechanisms. Our research contributes to the growing literature demonstrating the impact of economic insecurity on the workplace and family, the two essential arenas of social life.

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不稳定的转变：不稳定的就业如何塑造年轻人与父母的共处

不稳定工作的兴起引发了一些重要问题，即这种就业模式可能如何影响年轻工人向成年的过渡，特别是他们独立生活的决定。现有的人口学文献考虑了失业对父母共同居住的影响，但忽视了不稳定就业的潜在影响。然而，不稳定就业的特征可能对年轻人的居住安排很重要。我们的论文提供了一个将不稳定的工作与父母共同生活联系起来的理论框架。具体来说，我们概述了这种关系背后的三种机制：低工资、微薄福利和短期工作任期。利用2005年至2017年全国青年纵向调查的纵向数据，我们为我们的模型提供了实证支持。我们发现，与从事标准工作的同龄人相比，就业不稳定的年轻人更有可能与父母住在一起。大约三分之一的效应可以通过三种理论机制来解释。我们的研究为越来越多的文献提供了证明经济不安全对工作场所和家庭这两个社会生活重要领域的影响的文献。