Construction Worker Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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• Personal Author:
  Brown S ; Dong, Xiuwen S. ; Harris W ; Trueblood, Amber B.
• Description:
  This issue examines anxiety and depression symptoms or medication use among construction workers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, comparing differences by demographics, socioeconomic status, and health indicators. KEY FINDINGS: 1. Construction workers feeling anxious at least once per month rose 20% between 2011 and 2018. 2. In 2020, the prevalence of anxiety/depression (based on feelings or medication) in workers was 15%, and was particularly high in those who were age 18-34 (18%), female (24%), living below the poverty line (18%), or working part-time (19%). 3. In 2020, symptoms or medication use for anxiety/depression were almost three times higher in workers who used prescription opioids in the past year compared to those who did not (39% versus 14%). 4. Among workers who were surveyed in both 2019 and 2020, 43% had increases in the frequency or level of anxious/depressed feelings between years, with increases more common in those who were age 18-54 (46%), female (50%), or had a family income below the poverty line (61%). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Construction Industry Demography Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction Workers Coronavirus COVID-19 Demographic Characteristics Mental Health
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064429
• Citation:
  CPWR Data Bulletin. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2022 Jan; :1-7
• Email:
  datacenter@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4776c520dcfe6da3e910eb3df072654107f637a907a0dc19e01fe95c4d77d2f0d5531ca78b90cc842b99a63e7a0380d2dc2d932071a66cfede598bec0c1f80ad
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222886/cdc_222886_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.15 MB ]