Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Work-Related Injuries Among Teenagers

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• Personal Author:
  Anderson HA ; Zierold KM
• Description:
  No current data exist on the difference in occurrence of work-related injury among minority teens, compared with white teens. Therefore, this study investigated the differences in workplace injury among white teens, African-American teens, and Hispanic teens. An anonymous questionnaire was administered to teens in five Wisconsin school districts in May 2003. The questionnaire assessed work, characteristics of work, injury, characteristics of injury, and school performance. There were 3574 teens who worked during the 2002-2003 school year. The distribution of jobs worked was similar among the races/ethnicities. Both Hispanic and African-American teens were more likely to report working more than 23 hours per week, compared with white teens. Both minority groups were significantly more likely to report having sustained a serious injury compared with white teenagers (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 3.07, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.86-5.04 for African-American teens; AOR = 2.27 95% CI = 1.27-4.05 for Hispanic teens). Minority teens are more likely to report sustaining injuries at work. Although the jobs minority teens were working were similar to white teens, some of the characteristics of their jobs may be responsible for more hazardous working conditions, leading to a greater number of injuries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Age Factors Aging Demography Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Race Factors Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Accidents Age-factors Age-groups Demographic-characteristics Injuries Occupational-accidents Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Questionnaires Racial-factors Worker-health Workers

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• ISSN:
  1054-139X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  422-426
• Volume:
  39
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20031117
• Citation:
  J Adolesc Health 2006 Sep; 39(3):422-426
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. Kristina Zierold, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157
• Email:
  kzierold@wfubmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  Wisconsin State Department of Health and Family Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20000930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Adolescent Health
• End Date:
  20040429
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d361cd58c25e7fa03dacd23b323e422a67eb849a8988bbc54be8cad9599985e7cbaf92833970bcda6291502ef8b993f279d57a99e916eb09e43114314d5bc40e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/191470/cdc_191470_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 83.94 KB ]