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Workplace violence victimization in young workers: An analysis of the US National Crime Victimization Survey, 2008 to 2012
Author(s) -
Toussaint Maisha,
Ramirez Marizen R.,
PeekAsa Corinne,
Saftlas Audrey,
Casteel Carri
Publication year - 2019
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.22995
Subject(s) - medicine , poisson regression , demographics , occupational safety and health , confidence interval , demography , workplace violence , poison control , injury prevention , suicide prevention , psychological intervention , environmental health , psychiatry , population , pathology , sociology
Background The aim of this study was to measure the frequency of workplace violence (WPV) victimization in 16 to 24‐year olds in the United States and compare rates by occupation and demographics. Methods As an open cohort, participants 12 years or older in the National Crime Victimization Survey were interviewed at 6‐month intervals over a 3‐year period from 2008 to 2012. WPV victimization rates were calculated. Weighted, multilevel Poisson regression was used to compare WPV victimization rates by occupation and demographics. Results The rate of WPV victimization was 1.11 incidents per 1000 employed person‐months (95% confidence interval: 0.95‐1.27). The highest rates of WPV were in protective service occupations (5.24/1000 person‐months), transportation (3.04/1000 person‐months), and retail sales (2.29/1000 person‐months). Compared with their respective counterparts, lower rates of WPV victimization were found among younger, black, and rural/suburban workers. Conclusions Findings identify occupations and target populations in need of future research and evidence‐based interventions to improve the working conditions for young workers.