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Author: Sokas, Rosemary
Resulting in 2 citations.
1. Dong, Xiuwen Sue
Wang, Xuanwen
Largay, Julie
Sokas, Rosemary
Economic Consequences of Workplace Injuries in the United States: Findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79)
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 59,2 (February 2016): 106-118.
Also: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajim.22559/abstract
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Wiley Online
Keyword(s): Income; Income Dynamics/Shocks; Injuries, Workplace; Modeling, Fixed Effects; Wage Growth

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

Background: This study explored economic consequences of work-related injuries using a longitudinal data source.

Methods: Data were from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1979 cohort (n = 12,686). Short-term consequences were measured when the injury was reported. "Difference-in-differences" approach was applied to estimate income and wealth disparities between injured and non-injured workers before and after injury. Fixed effects models were used to identify variations over time.

Results: The annual earnings growth was $3,715 (in 2000 dollars) less for workers with DAFW injury and $1,152 less for workers with NDAFW injury compared to non-injured workers during a 10-year follow-up. Lost wages and disability following injury contributed to income loss for injured workers, but the loss was moderated by union membership. After controlling for confounders, income disparities persisted, but family wealth differences did not.

Conclusions: Occupational injuries exacerbate income inequality. Efforts to reduce such disparities should include workplace safety and health enforcement.

© 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Bibliography Citation
Dong, Xiuwen Sue, Xuanwen Wang, Julie Largay and Rosemary Sokas. "Economic Consequences of Workplace Injuries in the United States: Findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79)." American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 59,2 (February 2016): 106-118.
2. Dong, Xiuwen Sue
Wang, Xuanwen
Largay, Julie
Sokas, Rosemary
Long-term Health Outcomes of Work-related Injuries among Construction Workers--Findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
American Journal of Industrial Medicine 58,3 (March 2015): 308-318.
Also: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajim.22415/abstract
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Wiley Online
Keyword(s): Blue-Collar Jobs; Health, Mental/Psychological; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Injuries, Workplace; Occupations

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

Background: This study examined the relationship between work-related injuries and health outcomes among a cohort of blue-collar construction workers.

Materials and Methods: Data were from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1979 cohort (NLSY79; n = 12,686). A range of health outcomes among blue-collar construction workers (n = 1,435) were measured when they turned age 40 (1998–2006) and stratified by these workers' prior work-related injury status between 1988 and 2000. Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to measure differences among subgroups.

Results: About 38% of the construction cohort reported injuries resulting in days away from work (DAFW); another 15% were injured but reported no DAFW (NDAFW). At age 40, an average of 10 years after injury, those with DAFW injury had worse self-reported general health and mental health, and more diagnosed conditions and functional limitations than those without injury. This difference was statistically significant after controlling for major demographics.

Discussion: Adverse health effects from occupational injury among construction workers persist longer than previously documented.

© 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Bibliography Citation
Dong, Xiuwen Sue, Xuanwen Wang, Julie Largay and Rosemary Sokas. "Long-term Health Outcomes of Work-related Injuries among Construction Workers--Findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth." American Journal of Industrial Medicine 58,3 (March 2015): 308-318.