Search Results

Title: Impact of Extending Minimum Wages to Private Household Workers
Resulting in 1 citation.
1. Mattila, J. Peter
Impact of Extending Minimum Wages to Private Household Workers
Final Report, Manpower Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 1971
Cohort(s): Mature Women, Young Women
Publisher: U.S. Department of Labor
Keyword(s): Minimum Wage; Wages

This study attempts to analyze the potential impact of an extension of minimum wage legislation which would cover household maids and servants. There is concern that if the minimum is set too high, households will cut back on their demand for maids, substituting commercial services and labor-saving appliances. This study tries to quantitatively predict these effects. In order to make these predictions it is necessary to estimate the level and distribution of the wages of maids. Longitudinal labor market survey data on Young Women 14-24, Mature Women 3044, and Consumer Price Survey data are used for this purpose. We conclude that in 1971 approximately one-half of all maids earn less than $1. 40 per hour.
Bibliography Citation
Mattila, J. Peter. "Impact of Extending Minimum Wages to Private Household Workers." Final Report, Manpower Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 1971.