NIOSH Worker Well-Being Questionnaire (WellBQ)

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Worker Well-Being Questionnaire (NIOSH WellBQ) provides an integrated assessment of worker well-being across multiple spheres, including individuals’ quality of working life, circumstances outside of work, and physical and mental health status. The questionnaire measures “worker” well-being as a holistic construct rather than simply “workplace” or “work-related” well-being. The NIOSH WellBQ is intended to help researchers, employers, workers, practitioners, and policymakers understand the well-being of workers and target interventions to improve worker well-being, among other applications.

NIOSH Worker Well-Being Questionnaire (WellBQ) [PDF – 2 MB]

NIOSH WellBQ – Instrument Only [PDF – 503 KB]: This document does not have page numbers and can be used for administering the questionnaire. Please see the above link for specific use stipulations, instructions, as well as an accompanying copy of the instrument. Español (Spanish) [The Spanish translation has been certified by CDC but not validated.]

Suggested Citation

NIOSH [2024]. NIOSH worker well-being questionnaire (WellBQ). By Chari R, Chang C-C, Sauter SL, Petrun Sayers EL, Huang W, Fisher GG. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2021-110, (revised 05/2024), https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2021110revised052024.