Declining Health Insurance Access Among US Hispanic Workers: Not All Jobs Are Created Equal

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• Personal Author:
  Arheart KL ; Caban-Martinez, Alberto J. ; Christ SL ; Clark JE III ; Davila, Evelyn P. ; Erard MJ ; Fleming, Lora E. ; LeBlanc WG ; Lee DJ ; McCollister KE ; West JP
• Description:
  Introduction: Approximately 18% of the U.S. population are uninsured, a proportion that may continue to rise, particularly among Hispanics, as the cost of medical care increases faster than the growth in wages. Methods: Health insurance trends were analyzed by race-ethnic category, and among Hispanic workers by occupation type and industrial sector, using data on employed respondents >=18 years from 1997 to 2007 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) (mean annual n = 17,392, representing 123 million US workers on average over this 11 year period). Results: From 1997 to 2007, the relative decline in health insurance coverage for US workers was greatest among Hispanics (7.0%). Hispanic workers in the Construction and Services industries had the greatest overall decline in coverage (24.9% and 14.7%), as well as Hispanic blue collar workers (14.0%). Conclusion: Hispanic workers in general, and those employed in blue collar, construction, and services sectors in particular, are at greater risk for poor access to health care due to a lack of health insurance coverage. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Delivery Of Health Care Healthcare Disparities Occupational Health Race Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Health Insurance Costs Health Care Healthcare Utilization Health Disparities Hispanic Workers Medical Care Occupation Occupations Racial Factors
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Maine ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  163-170
• Volume:
  53
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059512
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2010 Feb; 53(2):163-170
• Contact Point Address:
  Kathryn E. McCollister, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, 1120 NW 14th Street, 10th Floor (R669), Miami, FL 33136
• Email:
  mccolli@med.miami.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20020901
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20120831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4686d6f03e3fc431e04b5aab700ce3792b25747a7d4db00a3b9477026506a4fc7fc665840b8334803e3b3da7728ab71e11c856a6666eca68ab696244d6557cab
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223711/cdc_223711_DS1.pdf
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