Health Indicators Among Unemployed and Employed Young Adults

作者：Caban Martinez Alberto J^*; Lee David J; Goodman Elizabeth; Davila Evelyn P; Fleming Lora E; LeBlanc William G; Arheart Kristopher L; McCollister Kathryn E; LeBlanc William G; Arheart Kristopher L; McCollister Kathryn E; Christ Sharon L; Zimmerman Frederick J; Muntaner Carles; Hollenbeck Julie A

来源：Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2011, 53(2): 196-203.

DOI：10.1097/JOM.0b013e318209915e

Objective: Research on the prevalence of health indicators by employment status among young US adults is limited. Methods: We analyzed data from a nationally representative sample of young adults aged 18 to 24 years to document the prevalence of five health behaviors (cigarette smoking, risky drinking, leisure-time physical activity, and fruit and French fries consumption) by employment status. Results: Unemployed young adults reported higher levels of risky drinking and nonengagement in leisure-time physical activity, while employed young adults had higher levels of smoking, French fries consumption, and low fruit/vegetable consumption. Transportation/material-moving young adult workers reported the highest level of risky drinking (13.5%), and precision production/craft/repair workers reported the highest smoking rates (39.7%). Conclusions: We found an elevated prevalence of risk factors, which places young workers at increased risk for the development of chronic conditions later in life.

• 出版日期2011-2