Occupational Factors and Problem Drinking among a Japanese Working          Population

Takuya HASEGAWA; Chiyoe MURATA; Takashi NINOMIYA; Tomoko TAKABAYASHI; Tatsuya NODA; Shinya HAYASAKA; Mieko NAKAMURA; Toshiyuki OJIMA

doi:10.2486/indhealth.2013-0035

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Occupational Factors and Problem Drinking among a Japanese Working Population

Takuya HASEGAWA, Chiyoe MURATA, Takashi NINOMIYA, Tomoko TAKABAYASHI, Tatsuya NODA, Shinya HAYASAKA, Mieko NAKAMURA, Toshiyuki OJIMA

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Takuya HASEGAWA
Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan
Chiyoe MURATA
Section of Social Participation and Support, Department of Social Science, Center for Gerontology and Social Science, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan
Takashi NINOMIYA
Hamamatsu City Mental Health and Welfare Center, Japan
Tomoko TAKABAYASHI
Hamamatsu City Mental Health and Welfare Center, Japan
Tatsuya NODA
Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan
Shinya HAYASAKA
Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan
Mieko NAKAMURA
Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan
Toshiyuki OJIMA
Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan

Keywords: Problem drinking, Workplace, CAGE questionnaire, Employment types, Occupational types, Company size

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2013 Volume 51 Issue 5 Pages 490-500

DOI https://doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2013-0035

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Abstract

Problem drinking is a serious public health problem in the workplace. However, few Japanese epidemiological studies have investigated the occupational characteristics of problem drinking. The purpose of this study is to clarify the occupational risk factors for problem drinking among a Japanese working population. We used data from a random-sampling survey about mental health and suicide, conducted among Hamamatsu City residents aged 15 to 79 yr old during May and June in 2008. The relation between occupational factors and problem drinking was analyzed with multiple logistic regression models stratified by gender. CAGE questionnaire was used to assess problem drinking. With regard to employment types, problem drinkers were more prevalent among self-employed women. With regard to occupational types, clerical and service professions had more problem drinkers of either sex, while administrative/managerial and sales professions had more women with such problem. With regard to company size, male problem drinkers were more prevalent in smaller companies than in larger ones. These results indicate that the prevalence of problem drinkers in the workplace depends on where one works. It is necessary to consider these characteristics to provide effective measures to address problem drinking in the workplace.

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