Occupational Segregation as a Determinant of US Worker Health

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• Personal Author:
  Arheart KL ; Caban AJ ; Christ SL ; Chung-Bridges K ; Davila, Evelyn P. ; Fleming, Lora E. ; LeBlanc WG ; Lee DJ ; McCollister KE ; Muntaner C
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: Racial segregation provides a potential mechanism to link occupations with adverse health outcomes. METHODS: An African-American segregation index (I(AA)) was calculated for US worker groups from the nationally representative pooled 1986-1994 National Health Interview Survey (n = 451,897). Ranking and logistic regression analyses were utilized to document associations between I(AA) and poor worker health. RESULTS: There were consistent positive associations between employment in segregated occupations and poor worker health, regardless of covariate adjustment or stratification (e.g., age, gender, income, education, or geographic region). This association between segregation and poor health was stronger for White as compared to African-American workers. CONCLUSIONS: Occupational segregation negatively affects all workers. Potential mechanisms need to be identified through which occupational segregation may adversely impact worker health. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Education Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Staff Development Workplace
• Keywords:
  Age-factors Occupational-health Occupational-health-programs Risk-analysis Risk-factors Statistical-analysis Work-environment Work-performance Work-practices Worker-health Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Maryland ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  51
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034380
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2008 Aug; 51(8):555-567
• Contact Point Address:
  Lora E. Fleming, Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, 1120 N.W. 14 Street, Room 1049, Miami, FL 33136
• Email:
  lfleming@med.miami.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Performing Organization:
  University of Miami - Rosentiel School
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19991201
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20070831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3a68f45ea976d8d4ae4e7be177189c9e6c8cad447181ff9c516313cf67be2b73f7b111f963673d6da36f3f5843e3c2ec04611f31710c6c661cf9bc1ad2852ebd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189606/cdc_189606_DS1.pdf
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