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Workers who keep the country running through transportation, construction and other services may also suffer the worst health, according to recent rankings of employees’ well-being.

The research group Gallup and wellness company Healthways gathered information about employees’ health and living through its 2011 Well-Being Index to gain a comprehensive picture of workers’ health across occupation groups.

The survey, released last month, found that blue-collar workers topped the charts when it comes to many health concerns: About 37% of transportation workers and 30.7% of manufacturing and production employees are obese; smoking was prevalent among 33% in mining and construction and 29.3% in installation and repair work.

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