Summary measures of occupational history
A comparison of latest occupation and industry with usual occupation and industry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11030601 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William R Illis (Wayne State University), G Marie Swanson (Wayne State University), E R Satariano (Wayne State University), Ann G Schwartz (0000-0002-9525-1157, Wayne State University) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1532-1534 |
| Publication date | 1987-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.77.12.1532 |
| PMID | 3674253 |
| OpenAlex | W2044028414 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 4 |
The utility of using latest occupational information as a summary of work history is assessed by comparing it to usual occupation and industry. We analyzed 5,734 complete occupational histories obtained by telephone interview as part of an ongoing occupational cancer surveillance study. Of these, 73.6 per cent reported the same usual occupation as latest occupation and 76.6 per cent the same usual industry as latest industry. Differences in match rates by race and sex, occupation and industry titles and categories suggest that bias may result in studies using latest occupation or industry as a summary measure of occupational exposures
Environmental health · Occupational exposure · Occupational medicine · Occupational safety and health · Pathology · Social science · Sociology · Telephone interview · Work (physics) · Demography · Engineering · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Medicine · Occupational and environmental lung diseases · Occupational Health and Safety Research
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2004 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |