Journal article
Cigarette smoking at hire as a predictor of employment outcome
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, Vol.38(9), pp.928-933
09/1996
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199609000-00017
PMID: 8877844
Abstract
We have reported that cigarette smoking at the time of hire is associated with elevated rates of accidents, injuries, absence, discipline, and firing among US postal workers. We followed this cohort of 2537 for a second year to assess whether these associations would change with time in a workplace with active smoking cessation programs. Smokers' elevated risks for accidents, injuries, and discipline decreased after the first year. Risk for involuntary turnover was slightly higher in the 2-year analysis. The elevation in the rate of absence for smokers remained comparable in both periods. Although it is possible that the decline in the relative risk of accidents, injuries, and discipline may reflect changes in smoking status, we were unable to obtain follow-up data on smoking status to test this hypothesis.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Cigarette smoking at hire as a predictor of employment outcome
- Creators
- James Ryan - Tufts UniversityCraig Zwerling - University of IowaMichael Jones
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, Vol.38(9), pp.928-933
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1097/00043764-199609000-00017
- PMID
- 8877844
- ISSN
- 1076-2752
- eISSN
- 1536-5948
- Grant note
- R49CR 703640-01 / PHS HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/1996
- Academic Unit
- Statistics and Actuarial Science; Biostatistics; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9983985987402771
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