Differences in time use and activity patterns when adding a second job: Implications for health and safety in the united states

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

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 8, 1488-1500

Abstract: Objectives. We compared work and lifestyle activities for workers who work in 1 job with those who work in multiple jobs during a 1-week period. Methods. We used information from the 2003-2011 American Time Use Survey to classify workers into 6 work groups based on whether they were a single (SJH) or multiple (MJH) job holder and whether they worked their primary, other, multiple, or no job on the diary day. Results. The MJHs often worked 2 part-time jobs (20%), long weekly hours (27% worked 60+ hours), and on weekends. The MJHs working multiple jobs on the diary day averaged more than 2 additional work hours (2.25 weekday, 2.75 weekend day; P

Keywords: adolescent; adult; article; cross-sectional study; employment; female; health status; human; lifestyle; male; middle aged; occupational health; psychological aspect; statistics; time; United States; work schedule, Adolescent; Adult; Cross-Sectional Studies; Employment; Female; Health Status; Humans; Life Style; Male; Middle Aged; Occupational Health; Time Factors; United States; Work Schedule Tolerance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301921

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