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Association of self-reported religiosity and mortality in industrial employees: the CORDIS study

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  • Kraut, Allen
  • Melamed, Samuel
  • Gofer, Daphna
  • Froom, Paul

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This study examined the association between self-reported religiosity and mortality in industrial employees, while controlling for workplace and socioeconomic factors. Subjects were 3638 Jewish Israeli males who participated in a 12-year follow-up study. During this period 253 deaths were recorded. The prevalence of negative workplace and sociodemographic factors: lower education, non-European origin, heavy physical work, blue-collar jobs and adverse job and environmental conditions, was highest among religious employees, and lower in traditional and nonreligious employees in descending order. Using Cox's proportionate hazard model an age by religiosity interaction on mortality was uncovered. In younger employees (age

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  • Kraut, Allen & Melamed, Samuel & Gofer, Daphna & Froom, Paul, 2004. "Association of self-reported religiosity and mortality in industrial employees: the CORDIS study," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 58(3), pages 595-602, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:58:y:2004:i:3:p:595-602
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