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We are a team of social scientists who study the relationship between work and health. Explore our site to learn more about our work, our data, and our team.
Featured Post – October 4th, 2024
Jobs survive, pay and purpose don’t: The quiet risk of workplace AI
A-QWELS Project
Description The American Quality of Work and Economic Life Study (also known as “A-QWELS” for short) is comprised of a series of nationally representative surveys of American workers. The first survey took place in November of 2020 with 4,024 workers. We then conducted another survey of 2,505 workers in November of 2021. In January of 2022, we…
C-QWELS Project
Description The Canadian Quality of Work and Economic Life Study (also known as “C-QWELS” for short) is an ongoing nationally representative survey of Canadian workers. The first survey took place in September of 2019 with 2,500 workers. We then followed up with a new survey of another 2,500 workers in March of 2020. …
CAN-WSH Project
Description The Canadian Work, Stress, and Health study (CAN-WSH) is a nationally representative longitudinal survey of the Canadian workforce. The objective is to study the demands and resources in work and family life and their implications for stress and health among Canadians over time. Data collection began in 2011 with approximately 6,000 Canadians across all regions…
US-WSH Project
Description The overarching aim of the United States-Work, Stress, and Health (US-WSH) project is to examine the effects of workplace conditions on stress and health. As the primary survey, data were collected from 1,800 working adults in the United States in 2005. Approximately 20 months later, all of these individuals were sought for a second…