Prevalence rates of work organization characteristics among workers in the U.S.: data from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey

Details

• Personal Author:
  Alterman, Toni ; Calvert, Geoffrey M. ; Dahlhamer JM ; Luckhaupt SE ; Ward BW ; Alterman, Toni ; Calvert, Geoffrey M. ; Dahlhamer JM ; Luckhaupt SE ; Ward BW
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: Surveillance is needed to capture work organization characteristics and to identify their trends. METHODS: Data from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were used to calculate prevalence rates for four work organization characteristics (long work hours, non-standard work arrangements, temporary positions, and alternative shifts) overall, and by demographic characteristics, and industry and occupation of current/recent employment. RESULTS: Data were available for 27,157 adults, of which 65% were current/recent workers. Among adults who worked in the past 12 months, 18.7% worked 48 hr or more per week, 7.2% worked 60 hr or more per week, 18.7% had non-standard work arrangements, 7.2% were in temporary positions, and 28.7% worked an alternative shift. CONCLUSIONS: Prevalence rates of work organization characteristics are provided. These national estimates can be used to help occupational health professionals and employers to identify emerging occupational safety and health risks, allow researchers to examine associations with health, and use the data for benchmarking. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Demography Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Shift Work Schedule Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Work Organization Demographic-characteristics Exposure-levels Health-hazards Job Stress Long Work Hours National Survey Non-standard Work Arrangements Occupational Health Questionnaires Risk-factors Safety-measures Shift-work Shift Work Statistical-analysis Surveillance Surveillance-programs Temporary Work Work-analysis Work-organization

  More +
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  56
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041402
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2013 Jun; 56(6):647-659
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. Toni Alterman, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (MS-R17), 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  talterman@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services ; Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:919c3ba12f8ebbf171fbc079cb6fe47baea25354851c419ee7ac945feb57b6f7194b79113aea33b5462f6748052f8c470912689bd867dec8a99b542f9d84ffe3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193977/cdc_193977_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 154.59 KB ]