Racial and ethnic disparities in teleworking due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: a mediation analysis.

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• Personal Author:
  Asfaw A
• Description:
  A growing literature has pointed out disparities in teleworking among different racial and ethnic (hereafter racial) workers. This study estimated racial disparities in teleworking due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the extent to which these disparities were mediated by four-year college education and occupation in the United States. The data source for this study was the Current Population Survey, May 2020 through July 2021. The results showed that in the reduced model, the odds for Black and Hispanic workers to telework were 35% and 55% lower, respectively, and for Asian workers 44% higher than for White workers, controlling for covariates. When four-year college education and occupation were included as mediator variables in the model, the odds for Black and Hispanic workers to telework were reduced to 7% and 16%, respectively. Overall, disparities in four-year college education and occupation explained 83% and 78% of the variation in the odds of teleworking for Black and Hispanic workers, respectively. Between the mediators, occupation explained more than 60% of the total effect. The results of this study could not rule out the possibility of racial discrimination in teleworking. Ultimately, reducing racial disparities in four-year college education and in different occupations might be a long-term solution for reducing racial disparities in teleworking. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Education Emigration And Immigration Occupational Health Race Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: COVID-19; College Education; Current Population Survey; Mediation Analysis; Occupation; Racial And Ethnic Disparities; Teleworking Racial Factors; Work Arrangements; Occupational Health Disparities; COVID-19; Immigrant Workers; Education; Discrimination;
• ISSN:
  1660-4601
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065198
• Citation:
  Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Apr; 19(8):4680
• Contact Point Address:
  Abay Asfaw, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Washington, DC 20201
• Email:
  aasfaw@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:94affdf5c32e10bfb6ae5bb16e6c9979e9d7206f3c9814932d1e3036e6531c47ceab5fa9ed4d98320301bf3eefacdae52d444d0c3eb7f9a7db09496a78e8736c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/249365/cdc_249365_DS1.pdf
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