Work in multiple jobs and the risk of injury in the US working population

H.R. Marucci-Wellman, J.L. Willetts, T.-C. Lin, M.J. Brennan and S.K. Verma

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 1, 134-142

Abstract: Objectives: We compared the risk of injury for multiple job holders (MJHs) with that for single job holders (SJHs). Methods: We used information from the National Health Interview Survey for the years 1997 through 2011 to estimate the rate of multiple job holding in the United States and compared characteristics and rates of self-reported injury (work and nonwork) for SJHs versus MJHs. Results: Approximately 8.4% of those employed reported working more than 1 job in the week before the interview. The rate of work and nonwork injury episodes per 100 employed workers was higher for MJHs than for SJHs (4.2; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.5, 4.8; vs 3.3; 95% CI = 3.1, 3.5 work injuries and 9.9; 95% CI = 8.9, 10.9; vs 7.4; 95% CI = 7.1, 7.6 nonwork injuries per 100 workers, respectively). When calculated per 100 full-time equivalents (P

Keywords: adolescent; adult; aged; employment; epidemiology; female; human; interview; male; middle aged; occupation; occupational accident; prevalence; questionnaire; risk factor; statistics and numerical data; United States; article; employment; occupation; occupational accident; statistics; United States, Accidents, Occupational; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Employment; Female; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Male; Middle Aged; Occupations; Prevalence; Questionnaires; Risk Factors; United States, Accidents, Occupational; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Employment; Female; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Male; Middle Aged; Occupations; Prevalence; Questionnaires; Risk Factors; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301431

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