Occupational Health Disparities in North Carolina: A Brief Assessment

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• Corporate Authors:
  North Carolina. Department of Health and Human Services. Division of Public Health ; North Carolina. Department of Health and Human Services. Division of Public Health
• Description:
  What are OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH DISPARITIES? Differences in work exposure risks to health that exist across racial/ethnic populations. Occupational health disparities may arise from: Minorities being over-represented in the most hazardous industries or occupations; and Social, cultural, & economic barriers to adequate health and safety interventions. In North Carolina: 1) Non-Hispanic (NH) Black workers are underrepresented in 5 of the 7 highest-paying jobs & overrepresented in 4 of the 7 lowest-paying jobs. 2) Hispanic workers are under-represented in all of the 7 highest-paying jobs & over-represented in 5 of the 7 lowest-paying jobs. 3) Hispanic workers are 1.75 times more likely (95% CL 1.04, 2.80; p<0.05) to die on the job as compared to NH White workers. 4) Work-related fatality rates are decreasing over time for all major racial/ethnic groups, with the greatest decrease observed among Hispanic workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Demography Minority Health Mortality Occupational Health Race Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Demographic Characteristics Fatalities Minority Health Occupational Health Disparities Racial Factors
• Publisher:
  North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report ; Report
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067528
• Citation:
  Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, 2016 Jun; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20150701
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational health disparities in North Carolina: a brief assessment
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/231089/cdc_231089_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 88.27 KB ]