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Prevalence rates of work organization characteristics among workers in the U.S.: Data from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey
Author(s) -
Alterman Toni,
Luckhaupt Sara E.,
Dahlhamer James M.,
Ward Brian W.,
Calvert Geoffrey M.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.22108
Subject(s) - national health interview survey , medicine , benchmarking , work (physics) , occupational safety and health , environmental health , health surveillance , gerontology , marketing , population , mechanical engineering , pathology , engineering , business
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.