title: Association of self-rated physical health and incident hypertension with O*NET factors: validation using a representative national survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the predictive validity of Occupational Information Network (O*NET)-based constructs with health outcomes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data from the National Survey of Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) surveys were used to examine associations of self-rated health and incident hypertension with work characteristics. Job control and substantive complexity (SC) scores derived from the O*NET were imputed to occupation in the MIDUS surveys. Validity was assessed through variance partitioning and regression models contrasting O*NET and survey-based constructs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Congruence between control scores derived from O*NET and from self-rated scores from MIDUS was good. Shared variance between SC scores and survey-based control was less. All constructs were modest predictors of self-rated health. Substantive complexity was a stronger predictor of incident hypertension (Adjusted Odds Ratio = 1.87).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Occupational characteristics derived from O*NET variables performed as well as or better than survey-based job control in describing associations with self-rated health and incident hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine, Stony Brook University Health Center; HSC 3-103, Stony Brook, NY 11794, USA. john.meyer.2@stonybrook.edu
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cifuentes
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Warren
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology