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. 2023 Oct 31;26(2):268–277. doi: 10.1007/s10903-023-01552-8

Table 2.

Measures of physically strenuous and hazardous work conditions by race, ethnicity and immigrant generation (REIG) (N = 89,655)

Variable Latino Asian
1st Gen 2nd Gen 3rd+ Gen White Black 1st Gen 2nd Gen 3rd+ Gen Other and mixed All
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
General physical index 0.48 (0.15) 0.39 (0.16) 0.40 (0.16) 0.36 (0.16) 0.30 (0.16) 0.34 (0.17) 0.33 (0.16) 0.33 (0.17) 0.40 (0.16) 0.38 (0.17)
Posture index 0.43 (0.10) 0.37 (0.10) 0.37 (0.10) 0.35 (0.10) 0.37 (0.10) 0.34 (0.09) 0.34 (0.09) 0.34 (0.10) 0.37 (0.10) 0.36 (0.10)
Force index 0.66 (0.20) 0.56 (0.21) 0.56 (0.21) 0.51 (0.22) 0.55 (0.21) 0.51 (0.21) 0.50 (0.21) 0.48 (0.21) 0.55 (0.21) 0.53 (0.22)
Vibration index 0.15 (0.19) 0.09 (0.15) 0.09 (0.15) 0.08 (0.14) 0.08 (0.13) 0.05 (0.10) 0.05 (0.10) 0.06 (0.12) 0.09 (0.15) 0.09 (0.15)
Repetition index 0.57 (0.17) 0.52 (0.16) 0.51 (0.16) 0.48 (0.17) 0.51 (0.16) 0.49 (0.17) 0.48 (0.16) 0.47 (0.16) 0.51 (0.16) 0.49 (0.17)
Hazardous conditions index 0.30 (0.18) 0.22 (0.17) 0.22 (0.17) 0.21 (0.17) 0.22 (0.16) 0.17 (0.14) 0.17 (0.14) 0.17 (0.16) 0.22 (0.17) 0.22 (0.17)