Differences in Workplace Risk Perception between Foreign-Born and First-Generation Mexican American Construction Workers

Gabriel Ibarra-Mejía, Karla Gabriela Gómez-Bull and María Marisela Vargas-Salgado
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Gabriel Ibarra-Mejía: Public Health Sciences Department, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
Karla Gabriela Gómez-Bull: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juárez, Av. Plutarco Elías Calles #1210, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua 32310, Mexico
María Marisela Vargas-Salgado: Administrative Sciences Department, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juárez, Av. Plutarco Elías Calles #1210, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua 32310, Mexico

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 11, 1-10

Abstract: Risk perception is used to quantify risks in the industry and is influenced by different socio-demographic variables. This work aims to determine significant differences in the risk perception between Mexican American migrants and first-generation Mexican American construction workers. This study used a sample of 112 construction workers. A guided questionnaire was applied to collect socio-demographic information. For workplace risk behaviors, we used a 21-item questionnaire adapted from the previous instrument. Each question asked the participant’s perception of the frequency with which they carried out risky activities during routine work activities and the severity of the possible injuries, using a five-level Likert scale. Then, an inferential analysis was carried out using analysis of variance (ANOVA). The main results highlight that time of residence in the United States had a significant influence ( p = 0.012) on risk perception in the surveyed construction workers. On the other hand, the age and time they have been working for the organization did not significantly influence risk perception. Finally, risk perception can vary in construction workers according to different variables. It is essential to investigate the factors that influence it, to prevent risky behaviors that can lead to accidents.

Keywords: risk perception; construction industry; foreign workers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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