Green Collar Workers: An Emerging Workforce in the Environmental Sector

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• Alternative Title:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  McClure, Laura A. ; LeBlanc, William G. ; Fernandez, Cristina A. ; Fleming, Lora E. ; Lee, David J. ; Moore, Kevin J. ; Caban-Martinez, Alberto J.
• Description:
  Objective ; We describe the socio-demographic, occupational, and health characteristics of “green collar” workers, a vital and emerging workforce in energy-efficiency and sustainability. ; Methods ; We linked data from the 2004–2012 National Health Interview Surveys (NHIS) and US Occupational Information Network (O*NET). Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were conducted using green collar worker status as the outcome (n=143,346). ; Results ; Green collar workers are more likely than non-green workers to be male, age 25–64y, obese, and with ≤ high school education. They are less likely to be racial/ethnic minorities and employed in small companies or government jobs. ; Conclusions ; Green collar workers have a distinct socio-demographic and occupational profile, and this workforce deserves active surveillance to protect its workers’ safety. The NHIS-O*NET linkage represents a valuable resource to further identify the unique exposures and characteristics of this occupational sector.
• Keywords:
  • Green collar workers
  • National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
  • US Occupational Information Network (O*NET)
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Black or African American
  • Aged
  • Conservation of Energy Resources
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Databases, Factual
  More +
• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 59(5):440-445
• Pubmed ID:
  28403016
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5423847
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  K01 OH010485/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; R03 OH010124/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/45676/cdc_45676_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 119.86 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d9886ed7913bf498290ccd0719b36c4721b87eba799ee352bce25518cd4c44d4