Citation

Cunradi CB, Ames GM, Xiao H. J. Workp. Behav. Health 2014; 29(3): 210-223.

Affiliation

Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, Oakland, California ; School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15555240.2014.928600

PMID

25379032

PMCID

PMC4217643

Abstract

This study analyzed the role of women's labor force participation in relation to binge drinking, smoking and marijuana use among employment age married/cohabiting women. The sample consisted of 956 women who were employed as construction workers (n=104), or were unemployed (n=101), homemakers (n=227) or employed in non-physically demanding occupations (n=524).

RESULTS of multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that women construction workers were at elevated risk for smoking and monthly binge drinking; unemployed women were more likely to use marijuana. Women in both categories were at risk for polysubstance use. Additional research is needed to explicate how labor force participation influences women's substance use.

Language: en