Disparities in work-related homicide rates in selected retail industries in the United States, 2003–2008

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• Alternative Title:
  J Safety Res
• Personal Author:
  Menéndez, Cammie Chaumont ; Konda, Srinivas ; Hendricks, Scott ; Amandus, Harlan
• Description:
  Problem ; Segments within the retail industry have a substantially higher rate of work-related fatality due to workplace violence compared to the retail industry overall. Certain demographic subgroups may be at higher risk. ; Method ; National traumatic injury surveillance data were analyzed to characterize the distribution of fatality rates due to workplace violence among selected retail workers in the United States from 2003 through 2008. ; Results ; Overall, the highest fatality rates due to work-related homicide occurred among men, workers aged ≥ 65 years, black, Asian, foreign-born and Southern workers. Among foreign-born workers, those aged 16–24 years, non-Hispanic whites and Asians experienced substantially higher fatality rates compared to their native-born counterparts. ; Conclusions ; The burden of work-related homicide in the retail industry falls more heavily on several demographic groups, including racial minorities and the foreign-born. Further research should examine the causes of these trends. Interventions designed to prevent workplace violence should target these groups.
• Keywords:
  • Occupational injuries
  • Workplace violence
  • Foreign-born
  • Disproportionate
  • CFOI
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Black or African American
  • Asian
  • Commerce
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• Source:
  J Safety Res. 44:25-29
• Pubmed ID:
  23398701
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4556225
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  44
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/34010/cdc_34010_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 272.20 KB]
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  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:776475464a36e1cecbeaaf1506cc42982c62842c8682004ccbc042df585527de