Young Adults, Mortality, and Employment

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• Personal Author:
  Arheart KL ; Caban-Martinez, Alberto J. ; Christ SL ; Clarke T ; Davila, Evelyn P. ; Fleming, Lora E. ; Goodman E ; LeBlanc WG ; Lee DJ ; McCollister KE ; Muntaner C ; Zimmerman F
• Description:
  Objective: This study assessed the relationship between employment status and mortality over a 2-year period among a nationally representative sample of young adults aged 18 to 24 years (n = 121,478, representing more than 21 million US young adults). Methods: By using data from the 1986-2000 National Health Interview Survey and its public-use mortality follow-up through 2002, mortality after 2-year follow-up (for each individual) was regressed on employment status at baseline, controlling for gender, race, education, season, and survey design. Results: Having been employed was associated with significantly lower risks of all-cause, homicide, and "other-cause" mortality (adjusted odds ratios range: 0.51 to 0.60). Conclusion: Working appears to be a factor that may prevent premature mortality among young adults; increasing unemployment may result in increased mortality risks among young adults in the future. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Age-factors Age-groups Demographic-characteristics Employees Information-retrieval-systems Injury-prevention Mortality-data Mortality-rates Mortality-surveys Risk-factors
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Florida ; Massachusetts ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  52
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036809
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2010 May; 52(5):501-504
• Contact Point Address:
  Lora E. Fleming, MD, PhD, MPH, MSc, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14th Ave, Clinical Research Building, Room 1049 (R 669), Miami, FL 33136
• Email:
  lfleming@med.miami.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20020901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20120831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6afbb178469a359224d18700ea789edd7b4e9d48c981cb703ecce3f2b7fc2ac4147cd0ba5d53f12f826afb7c2ce3437ed7e0e537c8875edc786f0d56a3179f3f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188074/cdc_188074_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 108.70 KB ]