Disparities in the prevalence of workplace violence among long-haul truck drivers.

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• Personal Author:
  Allen-Bryant K ; Anderson DG ; Westneat S
• Description:
  Purpose: To compare the prevalence of workplace violence among Caucasian and African-American long-haul truck drivers. The data is taken out of an ongoing study entitled "Workplace Violence in Long-Haul Truckers". The purpose of the study is to investigate the incidence and distribution of workplace violence among long-haul truckers. Background: An average of 20 workers is murdered each week (NIOSH, 2001). An estimated 18,000 workers per week experience a non-fatal assault (NIOSH, 2001). Almost 13% of fatal occupational injuries experienced by Caucasians are caused by assaults and violent acts; at 23%, the number is nearly doubled for African-American workers (US Dept of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2000). Method: A quantitative survey is currently being conducted with a non-probability sample (N = 1400) recruited at truck shows and truck stops across the U.S. Data is being collected on violence-related variables (e.g. harassment, weapons, assault, psychological strain). Data Analysis is done using descriptive statistics that is compiled as appropriate for the level of measurements of the variables Preliminary Findings: To date, 843 truckers have completed surveys. Of those surveyed, 87.5% are Caucasian, 6.5% are African-American, and 6% are other races. The majority of both groups were male. African-American truckers were more unlikely to be unmarried (53.7% vs 32.55%). When the two groups were compared a significant difference was not found in educational level, income, or experiences of physical assault, sexual assault, and harassment. The African-American truckers were significantly more likely to be victims of robbery. A small sample size is a limitation of this study. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Demography Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Vulnerable Populations; Workplace Safety Demographic-characteristics; Injuries; Injury-prevention; Mathematical-models; Qualitative-analysis; Risk-analysis; Risk-factors; Safety-measures; Safety-monitoring; Statistical-analysis; Stress; Substance-abuse; Truck-drivers; Trucking; Women; Work-areas; Work-environment; Work-operations; Workplace-studies;
• Publisher:
  American Public Health Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038940
• Citation:
  APHA 133rd Annual Meeting and Exposition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 10-14, 2005. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 2005 Dec; :113007
• Contact Point Address:
  Kacy Allen-Bryant, RN, BSN, University of Kentucky College of Nursing, 509 CON/HSLC, Lexington, KY 40536
• Email:
  ukbv@aol.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20020930
• Source Full Name:
  APHA 133rd Annual Meeting and Exposition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 10-14, 2005
• End Date:
  20060929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248133/cdc_248133_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]