Table 2.

Morbidity rate, mortality rate, and rate ratios (RR) comparing of morbidity and mortality rates for food system jobs by farm-to-table stage to same-sector non-food private industry morbidity and mortality rates, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2008–2010.

Industry	Median morbidity ratea (IQR)	RR (95% CI)	Median mortality rateb (IQR)	RR (95% CI)
All non-food industry	2.65 (1.62–4.00)	Ref.	0.17 (0.09–0.33)	Ref.
All food industry	2.33 (2.16–4.17)	1.62 (1.30–2.01)	0.13 (0.12–0.28)	9.51 (2.47–36.58)
Production to retail
Non-food	2.33 (1.66–3.97)	Ref.	0.13 (0.09–0.33)	Ref.
Food	4.17 (3.83–5.74)	1.71 (1.39–2.10)	0.33 (0.28–0.47)	10.28 (2.68–3.45)
Production
Non-food	2.34 (2.16–3.83)	Ref.	1.18 (1.15–1.24)	Ref.
Food	4.00 (3.58–4.06)	1.30 (0.82–2.06)	7.17 (1.42–7.76)	6.50 (1.49–28.44)
Processing
Non-food	4.61 (2.90–5.64)	Ref.	0.22 (0.16–0.29)	Ref.
Food	5.74 (5.70–6.25)	1.34 (0.97–1.85)	0.39 (0.33–0.47)	1.75 (1.10–2.77)
Storagec
Non-foodd	5.45 (5.40–6.20)	Ref.	1.43 (1.31–1.56)	Ref.
Food	7.02 (6.56–7.58)	1.19 (1.04–1.35)	1.24 (1.02–1.24)	11.89 (5.35–26.42)
Retail
Non-food	3.49 (1.63–4.49)	Ref.	0.29 (0.09–0.33)	Ref.
Food	3.83 (3.83–4.17)	1.90 (1.38–2.61)	0.28 (0.19–0.31)	2.72 (1.10–6.71)
Service
Non-food	1.81 (0.94–3.10)	Ref.	0.10 (0.08–0.26)	Ref.
Food	2.16 (2.07–2.33)	0.95 (0.74–1.21)	0.12 (0.12–0.13)	0.42 (0.26–0.68)

Abbreviations: Interquartile Range (IQR), Rate Ratio (RR), Confidence Interval (CI), Referent group (Ref.) Estimates from negative binomial GEE models.

^aReported injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers, weighted based on average annual employment;

^bReported fatal occupational injuries per 10,000 full-time workers, weighted based on average annual employment;

^cExcludes distribution and does not include retail storage;

^dExcludes transportation.