Workplace Violence Victimization in Young Workers: An Analysis of the US National Crime Victimization Survey, 2008 to 2012

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• Personal Author:
  Casteel C ; Peek-Asa, Corinne ; Ramirez MR ; Saftlas A ; Toussaint M
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to measure the frequency of workplace violence (WPV) victimization in 16 to 24-year olds in the United States and compare rates by occupation and demographics. METHODS: As an open cohort, participants 12 years or older in the National Crime Victimization Survey were interviewed at 6-month intervals over a 3-year period from 2008 to 2012. WPV victimization rates were calculated. Weighted, multilevel Poisson regression was used to compare WPV victimization rates by occupation and demographics. RESULTS: The rate of WPV victimization was 1.11 incidents per 1000 employed person-months (95% confidence interval: 0.95-1.27). The highest rates of WPV were in protective service occupations (5.24/1000 person-months), transportation (3.04/1000 person-months), and retail sales (2.29/1000 person-months). Compared with their respective counterparts, lower rates of WPV victimization were found among younger, black, and rural/suburban workers. CONCLUSIONS: Findings identify occupations and target populations in need of future research and evidence-based interventions to improve the working conditions for young workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Demography Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Transportation Violence Workplace
• Keywords:
  Age Groups Author Keywords: Adolescence Demographic Characteristics Industry Intervention Occupational Injury Racial Factors Retail Workers Statistical Analysis Transportation Workers Work Environment Workers Young Adult Young Workers

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056255
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2019 Aug; 62(8):691-700
• Contact Point Address:
  Marizen R. Ramirez, MPH, PhD, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, Mayo Mail Code #807, 420 Delaware Str SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0341
• Email:
  mramirez@umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3d0252d7f997ec8876a249897f1de6aff3a57a8e73f251b414abb9f605b10cd8091b2e64f73bd6cf1b1a5dd662f1db795af07b63ef7963f928915869a1252e61
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213896/cdc_213896_DS1.pdf
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