Work-Related Non-Fatal Injuries Among Foreign-Born and US-Born Workers: Findings from the U.S. National Health Interview Survey, 1997–2005

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• Personal Author:
  Kelleher K ; Stallones L ; Wheeler K ; Xiang H ; Yu S ; Zhang X
• Description:
  Background: Millions of foreign-born workers are employed in the US. Population-based surveys have value in describing the non-fatal work-related injuries that these workers suffer. Methods: Using data from the 1997-2005 National Health Interview Survey, we compared the rates of non-fatal work-related injuries among foreign-born and US-born adult workers. Logistic regression was used to produce work-related injury odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) by nativity and years of residence while controlling for sex, age, race/ethnicity, education, poverty, family size, insurance status, delayed medical care, and alcohol use. Industry-specific rates were also compared. Results: Foreign-born workers reported a lower rate of work-related injuries than US-born workers, 50 per 10,000 foreign-born workers versus 89 per 10,000 US-born workers (P<0.01). After controlling for confounding variables, the OR of work-related injuries for foreign-born workers as compared to US-born workers was 0.50 (95% CI=0.38-0.66). The construction, agriculture/forestry and fisheries, and manufacturing industries had the highest work-related injury rates for both groups of workers. Conclusions: Foreign-born workers had a lower overall rate of work-related injury when compared to US-born workers. Both US-born and foreign-born workers face significant injury risks, especially in certain industries. Interventions tailored with ethnic and cultural differences in mind are still warranted. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Demography Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Race Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Non-fatal Demographic-characteristics Foreign-born Workers Industry Information-retrieval-systems Injuries Injury Injury-prevention Mathematical-models Occupational Occupational-accidents Occupational-hazards Occupations Racial-factors Risk-factors Statistical-analysis Workers

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  25-36
• Volume:
  52
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034815
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2009 Jan; 52(1):25-36
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. Huiyun Xiang,Center for Injury Research and Policy,The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43205
• Email:
  xiangh@pediatrics.ohio-state.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Children's Research Institute, Columbus, Ohio
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060801
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20090731
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e054dbe9133958e7fc2f10dcd9bc9120d87d0236274c018b1525067db6610bea720a3f80531d753fe803fd642a1374eb3d1c6b6a5fc68e0c5601369c7da33f6c
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