title: Do blue-collar workers perceive the worksite health climate differently than white-collar workers?
abstract: A mail survey was distributed to a random sample of 497 both blue- and white-collar workers employed at a large manufacturing company to measure dimensions of worksite health climate: organizational and interpersonal support, and health norms. Statistically significant differences were observed for nearly all aspects of the dimensions with white-collar workers having more positive perceptions than blue-collar workers. The study suggests that future research explore how these perceptions may be enhanced and what role they may play in promoting worker health.
authors.affiliation: Department of PMA Nursing M/C 802, University of Illinois at Chicago 60612-7350, USA.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Conrad
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Marcantonio
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Ribisl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002641:Chicago; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations / Q000145:classification*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace