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Concordance Between Current Job and Usual Job in Occupational and Industry Groupings
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Sep 2013
Source: J Occup Environ Med. 2013; 55(9):1074-1090. -
Alternative Title:J Occup Environ Med
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Description:Objective
To determine whether current job is a reasonable surrogate for usual job.
Methods
Data from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey were utilized to determine concordance between current and usual jobs for workers employed within the past year. Concordance was quantitated by kappa values for both simple and detailed industry and occupational groups. Good agreement is considered to be present when kappa values exceed 60.
Results
Overall kappa values ± standard errors were 74.5 ± 0.5 for simple industry, 72.4 ± 0.5 for detailed industry, 76.3 ± 0.4 for simple occupation, 73.7 ± 0.5 for detailed occupation, and 80.4 ± 0.6 for very broad occupational class. Sixty-five of 73 detailed industry groups and 78 of 81 detailed occupation groups evaluated had good agreement between current and usual jobs.
Conclusions
Current job can often serve as a reliable surrogate for usual job in epidemiologic studies.
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Pubmed ID:23969506
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC4513934
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