Morbidity Ranking of U.S. Workers Employed in 206 Occupations: The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 1986–1994

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• Personal Author:
  Arheart KL ; Caban AJ ; Christ SL ; Chung-Bridges K ; Fleming, Lora E. ; Gómez-Marín O ; LeBlanc WG ; Lee DJ ; Pitman T
• Description:
  Objective: The objective of this study was to rank U.S. occupations by worker morbidity. Methods: From 1986 through 1994, morbidity information was collected on over 410,000 U.S. workers who participated in the National Health Interview Survey, an annual household survey representative of the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population. A multivariate adjusted logistic regression morbidity summary score was created for each worker group based on seven indicators: days of restricted activity, bedrest, and missed work in the previous 2 weeks; doctor visits and hospitalizations in the previous 12 months; reported health conditions; and health status. Results: Worker groups reporting the greatest morbidity included social workers, inspectors, postal clerks, psychologists, and grinding machine operators; worker groups reporting the least morbidity included dentists, pilots, physicians, pharmacists, and dietitians. Conclusions: These findings aid in the identification of worker groups that require increased attention for morbidity research and prevention. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Morbidity Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Health-surveys Morbidity-rates Occupations Statistical-analysis Worker-health Workers
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  117-134
• Volume:
  48
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20030011
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2006 Feb; 48(2):117-134
• Contact Point Address:
  David J. Lee, PhD, Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine, P.O. Box 016069 (R-699), Miami, FL 33101
• Email:
  dlee@med.miami.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• 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:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190872/cdc_190872_DS1.pdf
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