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The Problem with Night Shifts

8/26/2020

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​Black and Latinx people disproportionately work night shifts when compared to White people, and people of lower socioeconomic status are more likely to have to work night shifts than people of higher socioeconomic status. Increased risk of diabetes, substance abuse, and family dissolution is associated with working night shifts. Working night shifts also makes it more difficult to find childcare and go to medical appointments, as those are typically conducted during the daytime.
The Time People Arrive To Work by Socioeconomic Status
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Source: prb.org/workingaroundtheclock/

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    • Who We Are
    • Texas Friends of the Night Sky Groups
  • Night Sky Conservation
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