TABLE 4—
Number and Percentage of US Adolescents Working in the Retail or Service Industry Reporting Violations of Select Child Labor Laws, by Status of Compliance With Work Permit Mandates: 2003
| In Compliance | In Violation | |||
| Violation Type | No. | % (95% CI) | No. | % (95% CI) |
| Hours | ||||
| Any | 61 | 39.1 (26.8, 51.4) | 54 | 44.9 (28.3, 61.5) |
| Night worka | 20 | 12.9 (5.8, 19.9) | 22 | 21.7 (9.9, 33.6) |
| Off-the-clock work | 41 | 12.6 (6.4, 18.8) | 31 | 13.5 (5.1, 22.0) |
| Weekly limitb | 6 | 1.5 (.2, 2.8) | 5 | 2.5 (0, 5.0) |
| Hazardous ordersc | ||||
| Any | 108 | 32.7 (34.2, 41.3) | 83 | 33.0 (23.0, 43.0) |
| Power-driven equipment or tools | 57 | 47.5 (33.2, 61.8) | 53 | 43.7 (27.9, 59.5) |
| Forklift/power-driven lifting equipment | 17 | 36.4 (13.1, 59.6) | 10 | 22.5 (8.5, 36.5) |
| Motor vehicle | 14 | 23.6 (1.7, 45.4) | 21 | 41.6 (15.7, 67.4) |
| Box crusher | 18 | 15.6 (7.3, 23.8) | 10 | 5.3 (1.1, 9.5) |
| Paper baler or compactor | 19 | 15.1 (7.1, 23.0) | 14 | 10.0 (3.4, 16.7) |
| Heavy machinery | 15 | 14.8 (6.6, 23.0) | 10 | 17.0 (2.1, 31.9) |
| Power-driven food slicer or grinder | 26 | 13.6 (7.2, 20.1) | 16 | 10.0 (3.9, 16.2) |
| Dough-mixing or dough-rolling machine | 14 | 5.6 (2.2, 8.9) | 19 | 12.6 (5.6, 19.6) |
Note. CI = confidence interval.
aWorking past the latest hour allowed on a school night.
bWorking more than the maximum weekly hours allowed during the school year.
cViolating federal rules prohibiting workers younger than 18 years from performing dangerous work.