title: Characteristics of Employees of Small Manufacturing Businesses by Occupation: Informing Evidence-Based Intervention Planning.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined characteristics of employees in six occupational categories in small manufacturing businesses (20-150 employees).
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed survey data from 47 businesses (n = 2577 employees; 86% response rate) and examined relationships between job type and sociodemographic, health, and organizational support characteristics. Analyses were adjusted for age and sex, and company as a random effect.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Smoking rates were highest for production workers (33%), production managers (27%), and support staff (28%) and lowest for managers (11%) (P <0.001). Job stress was higher for production workers and support staff than managers (P < 0.0001). Managers perceived social capital (P<0.001), safety climate (P < 0.0001) and support for smoking cessation (P < 0.001) higher than production managers, production workers, and support staff.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Differences in characteristics by occupation call for integrated interventions that target working class employees, leverage the influence of production managers, and enhance organizational support.
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology and Community Health (Ms Hunt and Dr Hennrikus), School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (Dr Brosseau), School of Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago; Division of Epidemiology and Community Health (Mr Hannan), School of Public Health, University of Minnesota; Minnesota Department of Health (Mr Katz); Division of Epidemiology and Community Health (Mr Katz, Ms Pinsker, and Dr Lando), School of Public Health, University of Minnesota; and Association for Nonsmokers Minnesota (Ms Egelhoff), Minneapolis.
authors.forename: Mary K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Hunt
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hennrikus
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Brosseau
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Hannan
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: Erika A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Pinsker
authors.forename: Harry A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Lando
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Egelhoff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D066192:Manufacturing Industry; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota / Q000453:epidemiology; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057566:Self Report; D058012:Small Business; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology*