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Analysis of health inequality by the type of employment on health among employees - Pathway of the effect via the exposure of hazardous factors -

임금근로자의 고용형태에 따른 건강수준의 차이 분석 - 유해위험요인 노출을 경유한 영향 경로 -

  • 이경용 (한국산업안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원)
  • Received : 2014.04.18
  • Accepted : 2014.06.20
  • Published : 2014.06.30
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Abstract

Flexible production system has been expanded to all sectors of economy with the change of labor market and diversification of employment. The unstable employment with irregular work has replaced stable employment with regular work. This study has investigate the impact pathway of the type of employment on health status especially ill-health symptoms experiences. Among the first Korean Working Conditions Survey data, the employee's response data was used to analyze the path way with multiple regression analysis. The result has shown the direct effect of the type of employment on ill-health symptoms experience. Indirect effect of the type of employment was found the pathway via the exposure to noise, high temperature, low temperature, dust, skin contact to chemicals, painful posture, heavy material handling, standing position, repetitive movement of hands. However the exposure to the other hazardous factors such as organic solvent, wholebody vibration, radiation, lifting people, infectious materials were not influenced by the type of employment.

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