Worker Health Information from the National Health Interview Survey

2010 NHIS-Occupational Health Supplement Questionnaire Content

• Supplemental work history
  • Current industry and occupation*
  • Longest-held industry and occupation
• Work organization
  • Non-standard work arrangements
  • Temporary work
  • Shift work
  • Work hours*
• Psychosocial occupational exposures
  • Job insecurity
  • Work-family imbalance
  • Hostile work environment
• Chemical and physical agent occupational exposures
  • Skin hazards
  • Outdoor work
  • Environmental tobacco smoke
  • Vapors, gas, dust, fumes (at longest held job)
• Work-relatedness of common health conditions
  • Dermatitis
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Asthma
  • Injuries*
  • Poisoning*

*These topics are covered by core NHIS questions, but are included in this list because they are key occupational health topics.

Link to full text of NHIS-OHS questions: (/niosh/topics/nhis/pdfs/2010NHIS OccupationalHealtSupplementFinalpdf icon)