Racial Disparity in Potential Occupational Exposure to COVID-19.
Racial Disparity in Potential Occupational Exposure to COVID-19.
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DOI：
10.1007/s40615-021-01110-8
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发表时间：
2022-10
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Asfaw A
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Asfaw A
在全国范围内，截至2021年6月20日，新冠肺炎已经夺走了59.9万多人的生命，感染了近3300万人。研究表明，新冠肺炎对一些种族和少数民族群体的影响不成比例。这项研究调查了某些种族和民族群体在具有潜在高新冠肺炎风险的职业中所占比例是否相对于他们在总劳动力中的份额过高。这项研究纳入了白领工人，他们在工人安全方面迄今没有得到太多关注。使用2020年3月和4月的当前人口调查和O*Net数据，这项研究检验了某些种族和民族群体在具有潜在高风险接触新冠肺炎的职业(在工作中暴露于疾病和感染，在工作中无法保持身体距离，以及无法在家工作)相对于他们在总劳动力中的比例是否过高。结果显示，黑人工人在工作中接触疾病和感染的潜在风险很高，并且在工作中无法保持身体距离的职业中，黑人工人的比例过高。在无法在家工作的潜在风险最高的职业中，拉美裔工人的比例过高。职业可能是目前黑人和西班牙裔工人中新冠肺炎感染率高得不成比例的风险因素之一。在高危职业中采取与新冠肺炎相关的预防措施，包括提供足够的个人防护装备、培训、工作空间和疫苗接种，不仅有助于减少新冠肺炎和传染病的传播，而且有助于减少它们对某些少数族裔和族裔群体的不成比例的高度影响。网上版载有补充材料，可在10.1007/s40615-021-01110-8查阅。
Nationwide, as of 20 June 2021, COVID-19 has claimed more than 599,000 lives and infected nearly 33 million people. Studies have shown that COVID-19 disproportionately affects some racial and ethnic minority groups. This study examined whether certain racial and ethnic groups were overrepresented in occupations with potentially high COVID-19 exposure risks, relative to their share in the total workforce. The study incorporates white collar workers, who to date have not gotten as much attention in terms of workers safety. Using the March and April 2020 Current Population Survey and O*Net data, this study examined whether certain racial and ethnic groups were overrepresented in occupations with potentially high risk of exposure to COVID-19 (exposure to disease and infection at work, inability to maintain physical distancing at work, and inability to work from home) relative to their share in the total workforce. The results showed that Black workers were overrepresented in occupations with high potential risk of exposure to disease and infection at work and inability to maintain physical distancing at work. Hispanic workers were overrepresented in occupations where potential risk of inability to work from home was the highest. Occupation can be one of the risk factors for the current disproportionately high COVID-19 infection rates among Black and Hispanic workers. COVID-19-related prevention measures at high risk occupations, including providing adequate personal protective equipment, training, working space, and vaccinations, could help to reduce not only the spread of COVID-19 and infectious diseases but also their disproportionately high impact in certain minority racial and ethnic groups. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40615-021-01110-8.
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