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Title: Identifying occupational health inequities in the absence of suitable data: are there inequities in access to adequate bathrooms in US workplaces?

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2023

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DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2023-108900

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Abstract: Our research questions are often chosen based on the existence of suitable data for analysis or prior research in the area. For new interdisciplinary research areas, such as occupational health equity, suitable data might not yet exist. In this manuscript, we describe how we approached a research question in the absence of suitable data using the example of identifying inequities in adequate bathrooms in US workplaces. We created a conceptual model that hypothesises causal mechanisms for occupational health inequities, and from this model we identified a series of questions that could be answered using separate data sets to better understand inequities in adequate workplace bathrooms. Breaking up the analysis into multiple steps allowed us to use multiple data sources and analysis methods, which helped compensate for limitations in each data set.

Url: https://oem.bmj.com/content/80/10/572.abstract

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Authors: Johnson, Candice; Fujishrio, Kaori

Periodical (Full): Occupational & Environmental Medicine

Issue: 10

Volume: 80

Pages: 572-579

Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Gender, Health, Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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