Risk of work injury among adolescent students from single and partnered parent families

Background

Parental involvement in keeping their children safe at work has been examined in a handful of studies, with mixed results. Evidence has suggested that non-work injury risk is higher among children from single-parent families, but little is known about their risk for work-related injuries.

Methods

Five survey cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey were pooled to create a nationally representative sample of employed 15–19-year old students (N = 16,620). Multivariable logistic regression estimated the association between family status and work injury.

Results

Risk of work-related repetitive strains (OR:1.24, 95%CI: 0.69–2.22) did not differ by family type. However, children of single parents were less likely to sustain a work injury receiving immediate medical care (OR:0.43, 95%CI: 0.19–0.96).

Conclusion

Despite advantages and disadvantages related to family types, there is no evidence that work-related injury risk among adolescents from single parent families is greater than that of partnered-parent families. Am. J. Ind. Med. 60:285–294, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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