Table I.
Prevalence of workplace injuries in employed adults by socio-demographic subgroups, 1997–2009 National Health Interview Survey.
| Sample Characteristics |
Overall | Age 18–25 | Age 26–54 | Age 55+ | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHIS sample |
Estimated population |
Work- related injuries |
Preva- lence, % * |
Preva- lence SE |
NHIS sample |
Work- related injuries |
Preva- lence, % * |
Preva- lence SE |
NHIS sample |
Work- related injuries |
Preva- lence, % * |
Preva- lence SE |
NHIS sample |
Work- related injuries |
Preva- lence, % * |
Preva- lence SE |
|
| Total: | 168,671 | 95,461,938 | 1,484 | 0.88 | 0.03 | 22,261 | 247 | 1.15 | 0.09 | 121,559 | 1,082 | 0.87 | 0.03 | 24,851 | 155 | 0.61 | 0.05 |
| Gender: | |||||||||||||||||
| Male | 83,854 | 51,642,030 | 969 | 1.14 | 0.04 | 10,869 | 173 | 1.61 | 0.15 | 60,636 | 704 | 1.13 | 0.05 | 12,349 | 92 | 0.72 | 0.08 |
| Female | 84,817 | 43,819,908 | 515 | 0.57 | 0.03 | 11,392 | 74 | 0.63 | 0.08 | 60,923 | 378 | 0.57 | 0.04 | 12,502 | 63 | 0.47 | 0.07 |
| Education: | |||||||||||||||||
| Less than high school | 21,479 | 10,612,527 | 220 | 1.11 | 0.09 | 3,325 | 49 | 1.53 | 0.26 | 14,546 | 147 | 1.07 | 0.10 | 3,608 | 24 | 0.77 | 0.18 |
| High school | 44,865 | 25,985,803 | 492 | 1.13 | 0.06 | 6,344 | 88 | 1.47 | 0.19 | 31,416 | 358 | 1.15 | 0.07 | 7,105 | 46 | 0.63 | 0.10 |
| More than high school | 102,327 | 58,863,609 | 772 | 0.72 | 0.03 | 12,592 | 110 | 0.88 | 0.10 | 75,597 | 577 | 0.72 | 0.03 | 14,138 | 85 | 0.56 | 0.07 |
| Race/ethnicity: | |||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 26,079 | 10,677,018 | 171 | 0.69 | 0.06 | 4,516 | 33 | 0.60 | 0.12 | 19,260 | 122 | 0.68 | 0.07 | 2,303 | 16 | 0.84 | 0.25 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 112,167 | 70,234,177 | 1,077 | 0.93 | 0.03 | 13,699 | 182 | 1.33 | 0.12 | 79,728 | 774 | 0.92 | 0.04 | 18,740 | 121 | 0.61 | 0.06 |
| Black | 22,883 | 10,188,532 | 189 | 0.85 | 0.07 | 3,037 | 27 | 0.99 | 0.23 | 16,979 | 151 | 0.89 | 0.09 | 2,867 | 11 | 0.36 | 0.13 |
| Other | 7,542 | 4,362,212 | 47 | 0.51 | 0.08 | 1,009 | 5 | 0.36 | 0.17 | 5,592 | 35 | 0.53 | 0.10 | 941 | 7 | 0.59 | 0.24 |
| Industry sector: | |||||||||||||||||
| Agriculture, forestry, fisheries | 3,231 | 1,726,275 | 45 | 1.80 | 0.33 | 465 | 14 | 3.63 | 1.21 | 2,180 | 25 | 1.48 | 0.35 | 586 | 6 | 1.40 | 0.64 |
| Construction | 11,434 | 6,986,907 | 205 | 1.83 | 0.16 | 1,572 | 39 | 2.35 | 0.43 | 8,595 | 154 | 1.84 | 0.19 | 1,267 | 12 | 1.08 | 0.33 |
| Healthcare and social assistance | 23,764 | 12,607,542 | 164 | 0.60 | 0.06 | 2,462 | 27 | 1.24 | 0.29 | 17,429 | 114 | 0.52 | 0.05 | 3,873 | 23 | 0.46 | 0.10 |
| Manufacturing | 22,597 | 12,919,537 | 266 | 1.19 | 0.08 | 2,031 | 40 | 2.03 | 0.40 | 17,558 | 196 | 1.13 | 0.09 | 3,008 | 30 | 0.89 | 0.17 |
| Mining | 647 | 389,520 | 7 | 1.36 | 0.53 | 63 | 1 | 1.44 | 1.44 | 501 | 6 | 1.55 | 0.67 | 83 | 0 | - | - |
| Services | 69,093 | 39,323,920 | 417 | 0.58 | 0.03 | 8,707 | 54 | 0.61 | 0.10 | 49,514 | 314 | 0.61 | 0.04 | 10,872 | 49 | 0.43 | 0.07 |
| Transportation, communication, and other public utilities | 10,722 | 6,053,892 | 113 | 1.11 | 0.12 | 934 | 15 | 1.72 | 0.54 | 8,288 | 83 | 1.03 | 0.13 | 1,500 | 15 | 1.16 | 0.27 |
| Wholesale Trade and Retail | 27,183 | 15,454,346 | 267 | 0.95 | 0.07 | 6,027 | 57 | 1.00 | 0.18 | 17,494 | 190 | 1.03 | 0.09 | 3,662 | 20 | 0.51 | 0.13 |
NHIS: National Health Interview Survey; SE: standard error.
*
- Prevalence estimates represent 3-month prevalence rates due to the length of the recall period in NHIS.