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. 2014 Dec 12;9(12):e115286.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115286. eCollection 2014.

Does workplace social capital associate with hazardous drinking among Chinese rural-urban migrant workers?

Junling Gao  1 , Scott R Weaver  2 , Hua Fua  1 , Zhigang Pan  3
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Does workplace social capital associate with hazardous drinking among Chinese rural-urban migrant workers?

Junling Gao et al. PLoS One. .

Abstract

Background: The present study sought to investigate the associations between workplace social capital and hazardous drinking (HD) among Chinese rural-urban migrant workers (RUMW).

Methods: A cross sectional study with a multi-stage stratified sampling procedure was conducted in Shanghai during July 2012 to January 2013. In total, 5,318 RUMWs from 77 workplaces were involved. Work-place social capital was assessed using a validated and psychometrically tested eight-item measure. The Chinese version of Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) was used to assess hazardous drinking. Control variables included gender, age, marital status, education level, salary, and current smoking. Multilevel logistic regression analysis was conducted to test whether individual- and workplace-level social capital was associated with hazardous drinking.

Results: Overall, the prevalence of HD was 10.6%. After controlling for individual-level socio-demographic and lifestyle variables, compared to workers in the highest quartile of individual-level social capital, the odds of HD for workers in the three bottom quartiles were 1.13(95%CI: 1.04-1.23), 1.17(95%CI: 1.05-1.56) and 1.26(95%CI: 1.13-1.72), respectively. However, contrary to hypothesis, there was no relationship between workplace-level social capital and hazardous drinking.

Conclusions: Higher individual-level social capital may protect against HD among Chinese RUMWs. Interventions to build individual social capital among RUMWs in China may help reduce HD among this population.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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