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Mortality in Workers of Automobile Assembly Plants.

PB85236743

Publication Date	1985
Personal Author	Silverstein, M.; Park, R.; Maizlish, N.; Mirer, F.
Page Count	48
Abstract	A survey of mortality among automobile assembly workers (SIC-3711) was conducted. The cohort consisted of all hourly workers with 10 or more years of service in four Ford assembly factories who died between January 1, 1970 and December 31, 1981. Union records, company pension records, the Michigan death registry, and other records were reviewed. Standardized proportionate mortality ratios were calculated and analyzed according to sex, race, hourly status, latency, and employment duration. A total of 1,808 deaths were identified. Of these, 1,483 satisfied the cohort criteria.
Keywords	Mortality Personnel Automotive industry Employment Industrial plants Death Sex Statistical analysis Diseases Males Malignant neoplasms Public health Cancer Race White Americans Black Americans
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	44C - Community & Population Characteristics 44G - Environmental & Occupational Factors 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 94D - Job Environment 41I - Job Environment
Corporate Authors	International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Detroit, MI.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Rockville, MD.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198524
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-81-5104

Mortality in Workers of Automobile Assembly Plants.

Mortality in Workers of Automobile Assembly Plants.
PB85236743

Publication Date	1985
Personal Author	Silverstein, M.; Park, R.; Maizlish, N.; Mirer, F.
Page Count	48
Abstract	A survey of mortality among automobile assembly workers (SIC-3711) was conducted. The cohort consisted of all hourly workers with 10 or more years of service in four Ford assembly factories who died between January 1, 1970 and December 31, 1981. Union records, company pension records, the Michigan death registry, and other records were reviewed. Standardized proportionate mortality ratios were calculated and analyzed according to sex, race, hourly status, latency, and employment duration. A total of 1,808 deaths were identified. Of these, 1,483 satisfied the cohort criteria.
Keywords	Mortality Personnel Automotive industry Employment Industrial plants Death Sex Statistical analysis Diseases Males Malignant neoplasms Public health Cancer Race White Americans Black Americans
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	44C - Community & Population Characteristics 44G - Environmental & Occupational Factors 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 94D - Job Environment 41I - Job Environment
Corporate Authors	International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Detroit, MI.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Rockville, MD.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	198524
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-81-5104