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Katherine Chung-Bridges1, Carles Muntaner, Lora E Fleming
1Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Miami, Leonard M Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA.
Background:
Racial segregation provides a potential mechanism to link occupations with adverse health outcomes.
Methods:
An African-American segregation index (I(AA)) was calculated for US worker groups from the nationally representative pooled 1986-1994 National Health Interview Survey (n = 451,897). Ranking and logistic regression analyses were utilized to document associations between I(AA) and poor worker health.
Results:
There were consistent positive associations between employment in segregated occupations and poor worker health, regardless of covariate adjustment or stratification (e.g., age, gender, income, education, or geographic region). This association between segregation and poor health was stronger for White as compared to African-American workers.
Conclusions:
Occupational segregation negatively affects all workers. Potential mechanisms need to be identified through which occupational segregation may adversely impact worker health.
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