Research article. Racial discrimination and alcohol-related behavior in urban transit operators: Findings from the San Francisco Muni Health and Safety Study

• DOI: 10.1093/phr/114.5.448
• Publication Date: 2002-07-26T18:57:59Z
• Authors: I. H. Yen
• Keywords: Seniority; Marital status; Cross-sectional study

A growing body of literature is documenting the health effects racial discrimination. The authors investigated association between discrimination and alcohol-related behavior in a sample urban transit operators.Using data from 1993-1995 cross-sectional study operators San Francisco, California, analyzed responses to two sets questions about discrimination; first set focused on reaction unfair treatment second arenas, or domains, Alcohol-related variables were: number drinks per month, heavy drinking, alcohol dependence, negative consequences consumption.Operators who reported five more domains drank an average 13.4 month than those no (P = 0.01). Similarly, they were likely be drinkers (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 2.16; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.14, 4.09) dependent OR 2.02; CI 1.08, 3.79) which having experienced was not related sex, age, household income, job seniority, marital status, but varied significantly by educational level race/ethnicity.Data showed some outcomes, others.