According to a study by the Dares (Department of Studies and Statistics of the Ministry of Labor), smoking increases among employees exposed to harsh working conditions.
Carried out by the Dares (Department of Studies and Statistics of the Ministry of Labor), a statistical body of the Ministry of Labor, the survey examines the smoking of employees and questions the factors that influence their consumption. Its authors thus studied between 2006 and 2010 the correlation between the activity of employees who smoke and their consumption. For it, 11 000 employees were interviewed. In 2006, 27% of men et 21% of women in employment smoked daily. The study first finds that people “ exposed during their careers to physical or psychosocial risks consume more tobacco than others ».
Noise, heat and heavy loads
In detail, the researchers managed to identify several aggravating factors. For example, carrying heavy loads at work is associated with higher tobacco consumption, exposure to noise, heat or dirt. In these circumstances, employees are close to 30% to smoke, against only 24% for those who are not exposed.
On the other hand, greater exposure to harmful or toxic products at work is associated with a decrease in tobacco consumption. The study advances the following track: " Feeling more exposed to these products, men, consciously or unconsciously, compensate by reducing their exposure to tobacco ", Suggests the Dares.
Women more sensitive to stress
Furthermore, the intensity of work does not seem to be an aggravating factor. " A more sustained pace of work would help reduce consumption ”, Explains the study; 74% of men surveyed believe that a heavy workload stabilizes their consumption. Stress, on the other hand, is associated with an increase in consumption.
And this is especially true for women who feel insecure about their jobs. " When they are more afraid of losing it, they increase their consumption and decrease it if their fear is reduced. », Explains the study. The probability that they decrease their consumption 38% fall when their fear of unemployment increases, specifies the Dares.
Source : Why Doctor
