TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Workplace violence victimization in young workers: An analysis of the US National Crime Victimization Survey, 2008 to 2012
JO  - American journal of industrial medicine
A1  - Toussaint, Maisha
A1  - Ramirez, Marizen R.
A1  - Peek-Asa, Corinne L.
A1  - Saftlas, Audrey
A1  - Casteel, Carri
SP  - 691
EP  - 700
VL  - 62
IS  - 8
N2  - BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to measure the frequency of workplace violence (WPV) victimization in 16 to 24-year olds in the United States and compare rates by occupation and demographics. <br><br>METHODS: As an open cohort, participants 12 years or older in the National Crime Victimization Survey were interviewed at 6-month intervals over a 3-year period from 2008 to 2012. WPV victimization rates were calculated. Weighted, multilevel Poisson regression was used to compare WPV victimization rates by occupation and demographics. <br><br>RESULTS: The rate of WPV victimization was 1.11 incidents per 1000 employed person-months (95% confidence interval: 0.95-1.27). The highest rates of WPV were in protective service occupations (5.24/1000 person-months), transportation (3.04/1000 person-months), and retail sales (2.29/1000 person-months). Compared with their respective counterparts, lower rates of WPV victimization were found among younger, black, and rural/suburban workers. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Findings identify occupations and target populations in need of future research and evidence-based interventions to improve the working conditions for young workers.<br><br>© 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0271-3586
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22995
ID  - ref1
ER  -