Examining National Trends in Worker Health With the National Health Interview Survey

Luckhaupt, Sara E.; Sestito, John P.

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“…I&O were initially grouped following the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) [25–27]. For this study, occupations were regrouped into four categories, and industries were regrouped into eight National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) sectors using a similar categorization as previously outlined in the literature (Appendix A) [28,29]. Specific SOC and NAICS codes included in each broad industry and occupation category are listed in Appendix Table A1.…”

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Paid sick leave benefits, influenza vaccination, and taking sick days due to influenza-like illness among U.S. workers

Zhai

Santibanez

Kahn

et al. 2018

Vaccine

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Introduction: Staying home when sick can reduce the spread of influenza. The objectives of this study were to quantify the percentage of workers who had paid sick leave (PSL) benefits, examine sociodemographic characteristics that may be associated with having these benefits, and examine the association between having PSL benefits and use of sick days and influenza vaccination status. Methods: The public-use dataset from the 2009 National H1N1 Flu Survey (NHFS) were analyzed in 2017. Wald chi-square tests and t-tests were used to test for associations between having PSL benefits and sociodemographic characteristics and industry and occupation groups, the associations between having PSL benefits and seeking treatment when sick with influenza-like illness (ILI), and taking days off work when sick with ILI. Logistic regression was used to determine variables associated with having PSL benefits and the association between having PSL benefits and influenza vaccination status. Results: Sixty-one percent of employed adults reported having PSL benefits during the 2009–10 influenza season. Being younger, female, Hispanic, less educated, or a farm/blue collar worker were associated with reduced likelihood of having PSL benefits. Not having PSL benefits was associated with a lower likelihood of receiving an influenza vaccination and visiting a health professional when sick with ILI. Conclusions: The percentage of workers who have PSL benefits differs by sociodemographic characteristics and industry/occupation groups. Offering PSL benefits along with promoting influenza vaccination and encouraging employees with ILI to stay home can increase influenza vaccination coverage and help control the spread of influenza.

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Paid sick leave benefits, influenza vaccination, and taking sick days due to influenza-like illness among U.S. workers

Zhai

Santibanez

Kahn

et al. 2018

Vaccine

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“…11 However, analyses of US household-based national surveys (National Health Interview Survey [NHIS] and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System [BRFSS]) that document worker health trends have not focused on fishermen. 3,4,12 We used the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health -Worker Health Charts (NIOSH-WHC) interactive online tool to create customized charts to obtain occupation-specific estimates of workplace exposures, safety behaviors, health status, illnesses, and injuries, as well as working and employment conditions. We sought to determine if NIOSH-WHC national survey data could identify risk factors and health outcomes disproportionately affecting fishermen, and identify opportunities for future research, training, and engagement with fishing communities.…”

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Health-Related Exposures and Conditions among US Fishermen

Doza

Bovbjerg

Vaughan

et al. 2021

Journal of Agromedicine

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Commercial fishing is a high-risk occupation, yet there is a lack of surveillance documenting health conditions, health behaviors, and health care coverage among US fishermen. We used publicly available data sources to identify exposures and health outcomes common among fishermen. We utilized the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health-Worker Health Charts to estimate the prevalence of general exposures, psychosocial exposures, health behaviors, and health conditions from the national surveys National Health Interview Survey -Occupational Health Supplement (NHIS-OHS, 2015) and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) (2013)(2014)(2015). We compared fishing workers with both agricultural workers and all-workers. Fishermen commonly reported general exposures, psychosocial exposures, non-standard work arrangements, frequent night shifts, and shift work. The prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome (33%) and severe low-back pain (27%) was also high. Smoking (45%) and second-hand smoke exposure (25%) were widespread, and 21% reported no health care coverage. National household surveys such as NHIS-OHS, and BRFSS can be utilized to describe the health status of fishermen. This workforce would benefit from increased access to health care and health promotion programs. More comprehensive evaluations of existing data can help to identify occupation-specific health challenges.

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“…We used data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to address this gap in knowledge about the relationship between occupation within the mining industry and OLD. The NHIS is a reliable public health surveillance database useful for determining the existence and magnitude of work‐related health conditions, and analyzing potentially hazardous working conditions that need to be mitigated . The main objective of this study was to assess differences in the prevalence of OLD across different job titles in the US mining industry using NHIS data from 2006 to 2015.…”

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High exposure mining occupations are associated with obstructive lung disease, National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), 2006‐2015

Mabila

Almberg

Friedman

et al. 2018

American J Industrial Med

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Examining National Trends in Worker Health With the National Health Interview Survey

Abstract: The publicly available NHIS data can be used to identify areas of concern for various industries and for benchmarking data from specific worker groups against national averages.

Cited by 6 publications

References 11 publications

Paid sick leave benefits, influenza vaccination, and taking sick days due to influenza-like illness among U.S. workers

Paid sick leave benefits, influenza vaccination, and taking sick days due to influenza-like illness among U.S. workers

Health-Related Exposures and Conditions among US Fishermen

High exposure mining occupations are associated with obstructive lung disease, National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), 2006‐2015

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