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Using the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to Assess Mining Health Sector Tashina Robinson,

Using the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to Assess Mining Health Sector Tashina Robinson, MS Epidemiologist/Public Health Advisor Centers for Disease Control & Prevention National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Spokane Mining Research Division Health, Exposure Assessment, & Monitoring Team NIOSH Mining

What is NHIS? • Yearly in-person survey conducted by the CDC National Center for

What is NHIS? • Yearly in-person survey conducted by the CDC National Center for Health Statistics Family-level survey Person-level surveys I&O information (public) Sample adult and sample child surveys 2

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Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) • Helpful for aggregating variables over multiple years

Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) • Helpful for aggregating variables over multiple years • Extensive documentation • Active help forum 7

NHIS is a general health survey, not meant for occupational health… …but we can

NHIS is a general health survey, not meant for occupational health… …but we can still use it! 2007 -2017 Average working* adults per year: 18, 355 TOTAL: 215, 634 *working: worked last week or looking for work and had job within past 12 months 8

2007 -2017 Average working* adults per year: 18, 355 TOTAL: 215, 634 Miners: 359

2007 -2017 Average working* adults per year: 18, 355 TOTAL: 215, 634 Miners: 359 9

2007 -2017 Average working* adults per year: 18, 355 TOTAL: 215, 634 Miners: 359

2007 -2017 Average working* adults per year: 18, 355 TOTAL: 215, 634 Miners: 359 Oil & Gas: 877 10

NHIS also presents a unique opportunity to study retired workers 2007 -2017 Average retired*

NHIS also presents a unique opportunity to study retired workers 2007 -2017 Average retired* adults per year: 5, 928 TOTAL: 58, 844 *Retired participants asked usual/longest-held I&O 11

NHIS also presents a unique opportunity to study retired workers 2007 -2017 Average retired*

NHIS also presents a unique opportunity to study retired workers 2007 -2017 Average retired* adults per year: 5, 928 TOTAL: 58, 844 Miners: 244 12

NHIS also presents a unique opportunity to study retired workers 2007 -2017 Average retired*

NHIS also presents a unique opportunity to study retired workers 2007 -2017 Average retired* adults per year: 5, 928 TOTAL: 58, 844 Miners: 244 Oil & Gas: 238 13

What if we wanted to combine industry and occupation? 14

What if we wanted to combine industry and occupation? 14

Current workers Non-ML Miners 359 Oil & Gas 877 ML 15

Current workers Non-ML Miners 359 Oil & Gas 877 ML 15

Current workers Non-ML Miners 359 Oil & Gas 877 ML ML 16

Current workers Non-ML Miners 359 Oil & Gas 877 ML ML 16

What about retired? (longest held/usual industry and occupation) Non-ML Miners 244 Oil & Gas

What about retired? (longest held/usual industry and occupation) Non-ML Miners 244 Oil & Gas 238 ML 17

What about retired? Non-ML Miners 244 Oil & Gas 238 ML ML 18

What about retired? Non-ML Miners 244 Oil & Gas 238 ML ML 18

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Thank you! ngg 9@cdc. gov (509) 354 -8054 NIOSH Mining Program Disclaimer: The findings

Thank you! ngg 9@cdc. gov (509) 354 -8054 NIOSH Mining Program Disclaimer: The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mention of any company or product does not