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Working Words: Real-Life Lexicon of North American Workers



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  • Description:
    Objective: This study describes a new computer methodology for analyzing workers' free text work descriptions. Methods: Computerized lexical analysis was applied to work descriptions of participants in the Lung Health Study, a smoking-cessation study in persons with early chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Text was parsed and analyzed as single term roots and pairs of roots commonly occurring together. Results: The frequencies of terms reflect the work of a population; our subjects' most frequently used terms included "sale, office, service, business, engine[er], secretary, construct, driv[e], comput[e], teach, truck." Standard classification schemes (NAICS and SOC) and textbooks use terms inconsistent with those of actual workers. Many common empirical terms imply both industry and job information content, although traditional coding schemes separate industry and job title. Conclusions: Formal analyses of language may facilitate communication, identify translation priorities, and allow automated work coding. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • ISSN:
    1076-2752
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Grant
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Volume:
    47
  • Issue:
    8
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20058526
  • Citation:
    J Occup Environ Med 2005 Aug; 47(8):859-864
  • Contact Point Address:
    Philip Harber, Department of Family Medicine, UCLA Occupational-Environmental Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 10880 Wilshire Boulevard, #1800, Los Angeles, CA 90024
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2005
  • Performing Organization:
    University of California, School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California
  • Peer Reviewed:
    True
  • Start Date:
    19990701
  • Source Full Name:
    Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • End Date:
    20040630
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:eef416f5c89096c1ab3f82e91a83206613b98b17a6ceac697d177666e4560a346bea48d9d33ee2fc68558a2acb253fe2e6b79066476e802a452f28be60dcca0a
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