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EJ976547 - A Comparison of Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses among Hispanic versus Non-Hispanic Workers in the United States

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ERIC #:	EJ976547
Title:	A Comparison of Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses among Hispanic versus Non-Hispanic Workers in the United States
Authors:	Hurley, Dene T.; Lebbon, Angela R.
Descriptors:	Industry; Safety; Injuries; Educational Attainment; Employment Patterns; Labor Force; Hispanic Americans; Training; Work Environment; Comparative Analysis; Adults; African Americans; Whites; Asians; Pacific Islanders; Adult Education
Source:	Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, v34 n3 p474-490 Aug 2012
More Info: Help Peer Reviewed:	Yes
Publisher:	SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Publication Date:	2012-08-00
Pages:	17
Pub Types:	Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Abstract:	This article investigates the trends and changes in patterns of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses among Hispanic workers versus non-Hispanic minority workers in the United States between 1992 and 2009. Injuries and illnesses are also examined by the severity of cases and across industry sectors. The differences in the mean share of nonfatal injury and illness cases found between Hispanic and non-Hispanic minority workers in the top three industries are tested to determine if they are statistically different. The hypothesis that Hispanic workers experience a relatively higher incidence of injuries and illnesses because of the growing share of Hispanics in the U.S. labor force and relatively lower educational attainment level is established through a vector autoregressive (VAR) framework. These findings suggest greater need for safety efforts with Hispanic workers in industries demonstrating high rates of injuries and illnesses, such as education and training that addresses safety behavior, work conditions, and language and cultural barriers. (Contains 5 tables.)
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Reference Count:	27

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Identifiers:	United States
Record Type:	Journal
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ISSN:	ISSN-0739-9863
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Languages:	English
Education Level:	Adult Education
Direct Link:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739986312448316

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