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Manuel A Ocasio1, Lora E Fleming, Julie Hollenbeck
1From the Department of Public Health Sciences (Mr Ocasio, Ms Fernandez, Dr LeBlanc, Ms Lin, Dr Caban Martinez, Dr Kachan, and Dr Lee), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Fla; European Centre for Environment and Human Health (Dr Fleming and Ms Hollenbeck), University of Exeter Medical School, Truro, Cornwall, UK; Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology Program (Dr Caban Martinez), Department of Environmental Health, Harvard University, School of Public Health, Boston, Mass; Department of Human Development and Family Studies (Dr Christ), Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind; and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (Mr Sestito), Division of Surveillance, Health Evaluations and Field Studies, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Objectives:
To provide an overview of the health status of young US workers across four domains: functional health, physical and psychological health, health behavior, and health care utilization.
Methods:
Pooled data from the 2004 to 2010 National Health Interview Survey were analyzed for 11,279 US workers aged 18 to 24 years, representing an estimated 16.9 million workers annually. Thirty-nine health indicators were examined and compared across nine occupational groups.
Results:
Compared with other occupational groups, craft workers and laborers and helpers had the highest prevalence of risky health behaviors, including current smoking and risky drinking, as well as fewer reported visits to a primary care physician in the past year.
Conclusions:
Young workers engage in risky health behaviors, and may benefit from targeted workplace interventions to mitigate the potentially negative long-term effects on health and well-being.
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