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1.	Lakdawalla, Darius N. Reville, Robert T.
1.	Unclaimed Injuries and Workers' Compensation Adequacy NIOSHTIC No. 20029254, Washington, DC: National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, 22 Sep 2005. Also: http://www2a.cdc.gov/nioshtic-2/BuildQyr.asp?s1=20029254&f1=*&Startyear=&Adv=0&terms=1&EndYear=&Limit=10000&sort=&D1=10&PageNo=1&RecNo=1&View=e& Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Keyword(s): Health Care; Injuries, Workplace The workers' compensation system was designed to provide health care and compensation for workers with occupational injuries or illness without regard to fault. Nearly all workers are covered by workers' compensation insurance, but not every worker that is injured on the job actually receives workers' compensation benefits. This project examines how many workers fail to file for compensation from job-related injuries, and what factors appear to explain this failure. It also examines the impact of this failure on the adequacy of wage replacement that workers receive from the workers' compensation system. By doing so, it sheds important light on several important issues regarding the measurement of the economic consequences of workplace injuries, particularly for underserved populations. This study examines the filing decision of injured workers using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), a nationally representative survey with detailed information on demographic variables as well as occupational injuries and workers' compensation filing.
	Bibliography Citation Lakdawalla, Darius N. and Robert T. Reville. "Unclaimed Injuries and Workers' Compensation Adequacy." NIOSHTIC No. 20029254, Washington, DC: National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, 22 Sep 2005.

2.	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
2.	Social Inequalities in Occupational Health and Health Services NTIS Report: PB2005104912, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington DC, 2005 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Keyword(s): Disadvantaged, Economically; Ethnic Differences; Health Care; Hispanics; Injuries, Workplace; Racial Differences; Socioeconomic Status (SES); Working Conditions The aims of this exploratory research project were to determine whether there are disparities in the occurrence of occupational injuries and illnesses and in associated medical care for work-related disorders, based on workers' race , ethnicity, and socioeconomic status (SES). The study s hypothesis was that nonwhites, Hispanics, and those with low socioeconomic status (as measured by indicators such as income, education, and home ownership) have a disproportionately high incidence of occupational injuries and illnesses, receive inferior medical care, have a greater likelihood of being exposed to workplace hazards, have greater disability and slower return-to work, and are less likely to receive workers' compensation benefits compared to workers without those selected sociodemographic characteristics. A secondary objective of this project was to test a novel method of studying these issues that is based on performing secondary analysis of existing data from three national population-based surveys of patients and health care providers, the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS), the National Longitudinal Study on Youth (NLSY), and the Health and Retirement Survey (HRS).
	Bibliography Citation National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. "Social Inequalities in Occupational Health and Health Services." NTIS Report: PB2005104912, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington DC, 2005.

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