Citation

Marucci-Wellman HR, Lin TC, Willetts JL, Brennan MJ, Verma SK. Am. J. Public Health 2014; 104(8): 1488-1500.

Affiliation

The authors are with Center for Injury Epidemiology, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, American Public Health Association)

DOI

10.2105/AJPH.2014.301921

PMID

24922135

Abstract

OBJECTIVEs. We compared work and lifestyle activities for workers who work in 1 job with those who work in multiple jobs during a 1-week period.

METHODS. We used information from the 2003-2011 American Time Use Survey to classify workers into 6 work groups based on whether they were a single (SJH) or multiple (MJH) job holder and whether they worked their primary, other, multiple, or no job on the diary day.

RESULTS. The MJHs often worked 2 part-time jobs (20%), long weekly hours (27% worked 60+ hours), and on weekends. The MJHs working multiple jobs on the diary day averaged more than 2 additional work hours (2.25 weekday, 2.75 weekend day; P < .05), odd hours (more often between 5 pm and 7 am), with more work travel time (10 minutes weekday, 9 minutes weekend day; P < .05) and less sleep (-45 minutes weekday, -62 minutes weekend day; P < .05) and time for other household (P < .05) and leisure (P < .05) activities than SJHs.

CONCLUSIONS. Because of long work hours, long daily commutes, multiple shifts, and less sleep and leisure time, MJHs may be at heightened risk of fatigue and injury. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print June 12, 2014: e1-e13. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.301921).

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