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Taxi drivers in Korea are known to work long hours and receive low wages. In addition, there are various forms of working, so that they can work 12 hours a day for 2 shifts, work only at night or day time, and drive a car whole day alone (14–15 hours a day). We surveyed their specific hours of work, and smoking and caffeine consumption. In this study, 11 business sites were selected for taxi companies in Seoul considering region and workplace size, and survey was conducted for all taxi drivers belonging to the relevant business sites. The questionnaire consisted of demographic characteristics, working hours and working conditions, violence experience, emotional labor status, physical and mental health status, sleep health, traffic accidents and traffic violation experience. A total of 698 respondents (39.6%) answered the questionnaire. 76.2% were working 25–26 days a month. 49.2% of the workers worked more than 60 hours per week and less than 70 hours per week. 52.8% of drivers were current smokers, and 65.9% of those who work fixed night shift were current smokers. The rate of taking caffeinated beverages was 90.4%, of which 75.5% were taking six or more cups a day. In the form of

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Author

Hyoung-ryoul Kim

Publisher

BMJ Publishing Group; BMJ (ISSN 1351-0711)

Published

2019

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)