Worker Health Information from the National Health Interview Survey
About the Questions used in the Occupational Health Supplements
NIOSH sponsored supplemental work-related questions in the 2010 and 2015 NHIS surveys. Known as the “occupational health supplements” (OHS), these questions collected more in-depth information on the prevalence of work-related health conditions and exposures to potential psychological and physical job hazards in the U.S. working population. The OHS questions were included as part of the Sample Adult questionnaires. Learn more about the questions asked in the two OHS surveys, including the questions that were added and removed between survey years.
| Topic | # of Questions in 2010(Question ID/s) | # of Questions in 2015(Question ID/s) | Respondents who received the question/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supplemental work history (longest-held job) | 7
(ASD.210_00.080-135) |
7
(ASD.220_00.010-70) |
2010 and 2015: Ever employed |
| Non-standard work arrangements | 1
(ASD.210_00.140) |
1
(ASD.220_00.080) |
2010: All adults employed in past 12 months
2015: Currently employed |
| Shift work | 1
(ASD.210_00.160) |
3
(ASD.220_00.090: regular day/evening/night vs. irregular?, ASD.220_00.100: any night work (1am-5am), ASD.220_00.105: freq of night work) |
2010: All adults employed in past 12 months
2015: Currently employed |
| Hostile work environment | 1
(ASD.210_00.190) |
2
(ASD.220_00.180, (ASD.220_00.185: frequency) |
2010: All adults employed in past 12 months
2015: Currently employed |
| Environmental tobacco smoke | 1
(ASD.210_00.210) |
1
(ASD.220_00.210: changed response options to frequency) |
2010: All adults employed in past 12 months
2015: Currently employed |
| Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | 12
(ACN.296_00.010-ACN.297_00.130) |
4
(ACN.296_00.010-ACN.297_00.020) |
All sample adults |
| Work-life imbalance | 1
(ASD.210_00.180) |
1
(ASD.220_00.110: modified from work-family imbalance in 2010 to work-life imbalance) |
2010: All adults employed in past 12 months
2015: Currently employed |
| Worry about unemployment | 1
(ASD.210_00.170) |
11
(ASD.220_00.150: modified from job insecurity in 2010 to worry about unemployment) |
2010: All adults employed in past 12 months
2015: Currently employed |
| Topic | # of Questions in 2010(Question ID/s) | # of Questions in 2015(Question ID/s) | Respondents who received the question/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supplemental work history (most recent job) | 7
(ASD.210_00.010-75) |
0 | 2010: Not currently employed, but employed in the past 12 months |
| Temporary work | 1
(ASD.210_00.150) |
0 | 2010: All adults employed in past 12 months |
| Skin hazards | 1
(ASD.210_00.200) |
0 | 2010: All adults employed in past 12 months |
| Outdoor work | 1
(ASD.210_00.220) |
0 | 2010: All adults employed in past 12 months |
| Vapors, gas, dust, fumes (at longest held job) | 1
(ASD.210_00.190) |
0 | 2010: All adults employed in past 12 months |
| Filing of workers’ compensation claim for injury/poisoning | 2
(ASD.210_00.240, ASD.210_00.250) |
0 | 2010: Adults employed in past 12 months who suffered an injury or poisoning in the past three months while working at a paid job |
| Supplemental questions about asthma (age at diagnosis, work-relatedness, and impact on work) | 14
(ACN.105_00.010-ACN.105_00.150) |
0 | 2010: All adults employed in the past 12 months who currently have asthma |
| Dermatitis (prevalence, work-relatedness, and impact on work) | 15
(ACN.210_00.010-ACN.220_00.130) |
0 | 2010: All sample adults |
| Topic | # of Questions in 2010(Question ID/s) | # of Questions in 2015(Question ID/s) | Respondents who received the question/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supervisory responsibility | 0 | 1
(ASD.105_00.010) |
2015: Ever employed |
| Job demands | 0 | 1
(ASD.220_00.120) |
2015: Currently employed |
| Job control | 0 | 1
(ASD.220_00.130) |
2015: Currently employed |
| Supervisory support | 0 | 1
(ASD.220_00.140) |
2015: Currently employed, excluding self-employed |
| Safety (objective) | 0 | 1
(ASD.220_00.160) |
2015: Currently employed |
| Safety climate | 0 | 1
(ASD.220_00.170) |
2015: Currently employed, excluding self-employed |
| Ergonomic exposures | 0 | 2
(ASD.220_00.190: repeated strenuous activity, ASD.220_00.200: time spent standing/walking) |
2015: Currently employed |
| Workplace health promotion | 0 | 2
(ASD.220_00.230, (ASD.220_00.240: frequency) |
2015: Currently employed, excluding self-employed |
| Supplemental questions about low back pain (frequency, severity, work-relatedness, impact on work) | 0 | 8
(ACN.325_00.010-ACN.325_00.080) |
2015: All adults with low back pain (frequency, severity); currently employed adults with low back pain (work-relatedness, impact on work) |