Prevalence rates of work organization characteristics among workers in the U.S.: data from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey
Alterman, Toni ; Luckhaupt, Sara E. ; Dahlhamer, James M. ; Ward, Brian W. ; Calvert, Geoffrey M.
American Journal of Industrial Medicine
2013
56
6
647-659
precarious employment ; shift work ; statistics ; stress ; survey ; temporary employment ; work organization ; working time
Work organization
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22108
English
Bibliogr.
"Background
Surveillance is needed to capture work organization characteristics and to identify their trends.
Methods
Data from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) were used to calculate prevalence rates for four work organization characteristics (long work hours, non-standard work arrangements, temporary positions, and alternative shifts) overall, and by demographic characteristics, and industry and occupation of current/recent employment.
Results
Data were available for 27,157 adults, of which 65% were current/recent workers. Among adults who worked in the past 12 months, 18.7% worked 48?hr or more per week, 7.2% worked 60?hr or more per week, 18.7% had non-standard work arrangements, 7.2% were in temporary positions, and 28.7% worked an alternative shift.
Conclusions
Prevalence rates of work organization characteristics are provided. These national estimates can be used to help occupational health professionals and employers to identify emerging occupational safety and health risks, allow researchers to examine associations with health, and use the data for benchmarking"
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