Work-related asthma and employment status - 38 states and District of Columbia, 2006-2009

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• Personal Author:
  Mazurek JM ; Moorman JE ; White GE
• Description:
  Abstract Objectives: To examine differences in current employment status between persons with health professional-diagnosed work-related asthma and non-work-related asthma and to examine factors associated with unemployment in these groups. Methods: We analyzed the 2006-2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Asthma Call-back Survey for ever-employed adults (excluding those who were retired, homemakers, and students at the time of the interview) with current asthma in 38 states and District of Columbia (N=25,680). We calculated prevalence ratios (PRs) adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, and income. Results: Among adults with current asthma, individuals with work-related asthma were less likely to be currently employed for wages (PR=0.89; 95% confidence interval [CI]=0.84-0.95) and more likely to be unable to work (PR=1.44; 95% CI=1.24-1.67) than those with non-work-related asthma. Among adults with current asthma who were unemployed at the time of the interview, adults with work-related asthma did not differ from those with non-work-related asthma in naming disability as reason for unemployment (PR=1.09; 95% CI=0.94-1.26). However, those with work-related asthma were more likely to be unable to work for health reasons other than disability (PR=1.46; 95% CI=1.01-2.12) than adults with non-work-related asthma. Conclusions: Additional studies are needed to determine what health reasons prevent individuals with work-related asthma from working and if the health reasons are asthma-related. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Asthma Asthma, Occupational Behavior Lung Lung Diseases Men Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Age-groups Author Keywords: Asthma Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Employment Humans Lung-disease Lung-disorders Occupational Health Pulmonary-function Pulmonary-system Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiration Respiratory-system-disorders Surveillance-programs Work-environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  0277-0903
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  50
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043062
• Citation:
  J Asthma 2013 Nov; 50(9):954-959
• Contact Point Address:
  Gretchen E White, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, 1095 Willowdale Rd, MS HG900, Morgantown, 26505
• Email:
  ipb8@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Asthma
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:18d6ffff36a7a559e289024642f4235162701fbf349bfd31c2db34221b88fa07f1a76220a266581511965bae877e563ba2a0cd3590b0a4c9e723b71a512778a0
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