Prevalence rates of work organization characteristics among workers in the U.S.: Data from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey

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 arran...

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Published in:American journal of industrial medicine 2013-06, Vol.56 (6), p.647-659
Main Authors: Alterman, Toni, Luckhaupt, Sara E., Dahlhamer, James M., Ward, Brian W., Calvert, Geoffrey M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Confidence Intervals
Employment - organization & administration
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Industry - organization & administration
Interviews as Topic
job stress
Legislation. Organization
long work hours
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
national survey
non-standard work arrangements
Occupational Diseases - epidemiology
occupational health
Occupational medicine
Organizational Innovation
Prevalence
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Risk Assessment
Sex Distribution
shift work
Socioeconomic Factors
surveillance
temporary work
United States
work organization
Work Schedule Tolerance
Workplace - organization & administration
Young Adult
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Summary: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. Am. J. Ind. Med. 56:647–659, 2013. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
ISSN:0271-3586
1097-0274
DOI:10.1002/ajim.22108