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Alternative Title:
Am J Health Promot
Personal Author:
Dale, Ann Marie; Enke, Chris; Buckner-Petty, Skye; Hipp, J. Aaron; Marx, Christine; ... More +
Dale, Ann Marie; Enke, Chris; Buckner-Petty, Skye; Hipp, J. Aaron; Marx, Christine; Strickland, Jaime; Evanoff, Bradley; Less -
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Purpose To explore the availability and utilization of workplace health supports by employees of small and large-sized employers. Design Cross-sectional telephone-based interviews collected on 16 workplace health supports for physical activity and diet. Setting Participants selected by random-digit-dialing from four metropolitan areas of Missouri employees from 2012-2013. Participants 2,015 working adults. Methods We explored the availability and use of supports by employer size (<100 employees versus ≥100 employees), accounting for industry and personal factors. Analysis We examined distributions and Poisson regression models of availability of supports by employer size and by industry, and use of supports by employer size and personal factors. Results One-fifth of the 1,796 employees were employed by small-sized employers. Large employers offered more supports than small (mean: 6 versus 3); but a higher proportion of employees of small-sized employers used supports when available (59% versus 47%). The differences in offered supports between industries were not due to size alone. In regards to the determinants of participation, the personal factors of gender, age, weight, and income were associated with participation in ten of the supports. Employer size was also associated with participation in ten supports. No associations were found between personal factors or workplace size and participation for three supports. Conclusion A higher proportion of employees working for smaller businesses use available supports than employees of larger businesses. Supports offered by employers should target the needs and interests of the workforce, particularly for the higher risk low-income employees.
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Adult
Article
Commerce
Cross-Sectional Studies
Exercise
Female
Health Behaviors
Health Disparities
Health Promotion
Humans
Interviews As Topic
Male
Middle Aged
Missouri
Small Businesses
Supportive Environments
Workplace
Young Adult
Workplace

Source:
Am J Health Promot. 33(1):30-38;
Pubmed ID:
29699422
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC6432795
Document Type:
Journal Article;
Funding:
U19 OH008868/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States; U54 CA155496/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States;
U19 OH008868/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States; U54 CA155496/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States; Less -
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