Survey of Working and Sleeping Time by Industry and Occupation of Fulltime Workers in the U.S

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• Personal Author:
  Chen GX
• Description:
  Introduction: Long working hours and inadequate sleeping time can lead to increased fatigue and injuries, and decreased wellbeing for workers. This analysis describes working and sleeping time by occupation and industry among fulltime workers in the United States. Methods: This analysis examined publically available data from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) spanning 2015-2017. ATUS is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). It is a nationally representative sample of persons aged 15 years or older living in U.S. households. During a 20-minute phone interview, participants were asked about their sequential activities going back 24 hours. Results: In 2015-2017, on average fulltime workers worked 8.1 hours (excluding lunchtime), slept 7.9 hours on a working day, and slept 9.7 hours on a nonworking day. There is no substantive difference in sleeping time by occupation and industry on a working day. However, working hours varied by industry and occupation. Among the general occupational categories, Farming/Fishing/Forestry occupations had the longest working hours (8.7 hours a day on average) and Education/Training/Library occupations had the shortest working hour (7.3 hours). Among the general industrial categories, Management of Companies and Enterprises had the longest working hours (9.2 hours a day on average) and Internet Publishing and Broadcasting had the shortest working hours (5.7 hours). For detailed occupations that characteristically worked irregular shifts, on average Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics worked 10.9 hours a day, Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs worked 9.7 hours a day, Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers worked 8.8 hours a day, and Physicians and Surgeons worked 8.3 hours a day. Conclusion: This analysis provided much needed national baseline data on working hours by occupation and industry for fulltime workers in the U.S. ATUS provides a useful data source to study working time and shiftwork by occupation and industry. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Circadian Rhythm Occupational Health Safety Shift Work Schedule Sleep
• Keywords:
  Biological Rhythms Circadian Rhythms Long Work Hours Occupations Shift Work Surveillance Work Schedules
• ISSN:
  1984-0063
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Idaho ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  29
• Volume:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057990
• Citation:
  Sleep Sci 2019 Aug; 12(Suppl 3):29
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Sleep Science
• Supplement:
  3
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2b5321e832315b729f78d0cbe174f9d4adf70860d56675ba6921fd346ccde6d97ca6f1c4e42a7458f63959c78eac378acecef87e8361271f0cea13f9cae4ea97
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215184/cdc_215184_DS1.pdf
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