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Published in final edited form as: Am J Ind Med. 2012 Aug 21;56(6):647–659. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22108

TABLE III.

Population-Based Prevalence Rates and Confidence Intervals for Work Organization Characteristics Among US Adults Who Worked in the Past 12 Months, by Industry and Occupation (National Health Interview Survey, 2010)

Working ≥48 hr
per weekb
Working≥ 60 hr
per weekb
Non-standard
work arrangement
Temporary
position
Alternative
shift
Samplea Est. population
in thousands
Exp.a %(95%CI) Exp.a %(95%CI) Exp.a %(95%CI) Exp.a %(95%CI) Exp.a %(95%CI)
Industry
  Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 269 2,308 74 37.3(30.3–44.9) 47 24.1 (17.9–31.6) 118 42.8(35.3–50.7) 47 12.7(7.9–19.7) 78 28.6(22.4–35.7)
  Mining 75 721 28 50.4(37.1–63.6) 13 25.0(15.7–37.4) 30 42.4(31.5–54.0)
  Utilities 140 1,447 29 24.9(17.1–34.8) 14 13.2(7.6–22.0) 25 15.6(10.4–22.8)
  Construction 1,115 10,639 162 18.6(15.9–21.7) 70 7.2(5.5–9.3) 490 44.1 (40.5–47.7) 181 15.1 (12.8–17.7) 160 12.8(10.6–15.3)
  Manufacturing 1,590 14,556 317 25.2(22.6–28.0) 95 7.8(6.3–9.7) 142 8.5(7.1–10.2) 67 3.9(3.0–5.1) 372 22.8(20.5–25.3)
  Wholesale trade 396 3,780 83 25.9(20.9–31.7) 29 8.2(5.5–12.1) 43 9.6(6.7–13.7) 15 2.9(1.6–5.0) 68 16.2(12.5–20.8)
  Retail trade 1,795 17,214 230 16.2(14.1–18.5) 87 6.0(4.7–7.7) 212 10.8(9.3–12.6) 67 4.0(2.9–5.6) 824 48.8(45.8–51.8)
  Transportation and warehousing 714 6,192 152 28.4(24.4–32.8) 61 12.0(9.2–15.5) 138 17.6(14.6–21.1) 41 5.1 (3.6–7.0) 281 37.9(33.7–42.2)
  Information 450 3,854 67 18.2(13.9–23.3) 21 5.7(3.3–9.7) 59 13.2(9.9–17.5) 30 6.4(4.2–9.5) 112 24.5(20.1–29.5)
  Finance and insurance 730 6,365 109 17.4(14.1–21.2) 42 6.9(4.9–9.7) 92 11.5(9.2–14.3) 21 2.5(1.5–4.2) 81 12.2(9.6–15.4)
  Real Estate and rental and leasing 344 2,896 53 20.3(14.8–27.3) 26 9.9(5.7–16.6) 122 37.3(31.3–43.8) 11 *3.1 (1.6–6.0) 116 35.2(29.4–41.6)
  Professional, scientific, and technical services 1,153 10,509 220 24.5(21.5–27.8) 72 7.9(6.2–10.1) 296 25.6(22.7–28.6) 95 8.1 (6.4–10.3) 193 16.3(13.9–19.0)
  Management of companies and enterprises
  Administrative and support and waste
management and remediation services
848 6,895 103 17.2(14.1–21.0) 37 6.1 (4.2–8.7) 344 38.8(34.8–42.9) 153 17.1 (14.3–204) 271 31.1 (27.7–34.7)
  Education services 1,694 15,330 176 14.0(11.9–16.3) 65 5.2(4.0–6.9) 234 14.2(12.3–16.4) 181 10.5(8.8–12.5) 237 13.9(12.0–16.0)
  Health care and social assistance 2,444 20,205 274 14.5(12.6–16.5) 102 5.0(4.0–6.4) 334 13.0(11.5–14.6) 121 4.2(3.4–5.3) 685 27.6(25.5–29.8)
  Arts, entertainment, and recreation 384 3,420 32 9.6(6.2–14.4) 22 7.2(4.4–11.7) 132 33.3(27.9–39.3) 62 16.4(12.4–21.3) 189 49.6(43.5–55.6)
  Accommodation and food services 1,223 10,744 132 14.9(12.3–17.8) 54 6.4(4.6–8.7) 120 9.9(7.9–12.4) 57 5.8(4.3–8.0) 693 62.3(58.9–65.6)
  Other services (except public administration) 919 7,791 113 15.2(12.3–18.6) 53 6.8(4.9–9.4) 335 35.1 (31.4–39.1) 80 8.2(6.2–10.8) 252 28.2(24.8–31.8)
  Public administration 934 8,018 126 16.1 (13.0–19.6) 47 6.0(4.4–8.2) 89 9.4(7.4–12.0) 63 6.3(4.7–8.4) 222 23.3(20.3–26.6)
Occupation
  Management 1,497 14,409 442 35.7(32.9–38.7) 211 16.5(14.3–19.1) 281 18.8(16.3–21.6) 38 2.7(1.8–3.8) 312 21.0(18.5–23.7)
  Business and financial operations 821 7,029 137 18.9(15.7–22.5) 56 7.4(5.5–9.9) 137 17.7(14.8–21.1) 55 6.6(4.9–8.8) 105 13.8(11.2–16.9)
  Computer and mathematical 471 4,256 64 18.5(14.3–23.6) 14 3.5(2.0–6.2) 60 10.9(8.0–14.7) 33 6.8(4.3–10.6) 47 8.1 (5.8–11.3)
  Architecture and engineering 305 3,020 57 21.8(16.6–28.2) 20 8.0(4.9–12.9) 38 13.7(9.7–18.9) 23 8.1 (5.1–12.7) 30 10.8(7.4–15.6)
  Life, physical, and social science 180 1,691 26 20.1 (13.6–28.5) 29 14.3(9.7–20.5) 16 8.4(4.7–14.5) 25 13.4(8.2–21.1)
  Community and social services 333 2,782 50 17.9(13.0–24.0) 18 5.0(3.0–8.1) 45 11.3(8.0–15.8) 21 6.1 (3.5–106) 87 25.9(20.6–32.1)
  Legal 195 1,809 52 35.5(27.3–44.7) 16 9.9(5.7–16.4) 39 19.7(14.1–26.8) 22 10.3(6.4–16.1)
  Education, training, and library 1,125 10,415 128 15.8(13.1–18.8) 42 5.5(3.9–7.7) 184 16.2(13.8–18.9) 115 9.5(7.4–12.1) 137 11.3(9.3–13.6)
  Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media 379 3,251 58 20.4(15.6–26.3) 25 9.0(5.8–13.6) 175 47.4(41.7–53.1) 67 18.3(14.0–23.5) 164 42.2(36.5–48.1)
  Healthcare practitioners and technical 855 7,285 129 18.6(15.4–22.3) 62 7.9(5.9–10.6) 118 13.5(11.1–16.5) 41 3.9(2.7–5.5) 297 34.3(30.7–38.0)
  Healthcare support 485 3,824 31 8.2(5.5–12.2) 68 12.7(9.6–16.7) 25 5.4(3.3–8.7) 178 35.6(30.5–41.2)
  Protective service 358 3,022 62 23.4(18.1–29.6) 23 9.8(6.3–15.0) 38 9.7(6.9–13.4) 16 4.8(2.7–8.5) 191 54.3(48.1–60.4)
  Food preparation and serving related 997 8,802 65 8.2(6.2–10.8) 31 4.3(2.8–6.5) 92 9.6(74–12.5) 66 7.2(5.4–9.5) 573 63.1 (59.4–66.7)
  Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance 767 6,023 49 9.1 (6.7–12.3) 19 3.3(2.1–5.4) 283 35.6(31.5–40.0) 99 13.2(10.3–16.9) 228 29.8(25.9–34.0)
  Personal care and service 672 5,734 74 14.0(10.8–18.0) 32 6.1 (4.1–9.0) 265 38.2(33.8–42.8) 69 9.1 (6.8–12.1) 265 40.5(35.9–45.3)
  Sales and related 1,743 16,176 281 20.6(18.1–23.3) 116 8.0(6.5–9.9) 329 17.3(15.2–19.6) 63 3.3(2.4–4.4) 761 45.9(43.0–48.8)
  Office and administrative support 2,400 20,497 171 8.9(7.5–10.5) 34 1.9(1.3–2.9) 274 10.8(9.5–12.4) 156 6.4(5.3–7.9) 500 21.8(19.8–24.0)
  Farming, fishing, and forestry 135 1,048 27 33.9(23.6–45.9) 12 15.1 (8.3–26.0) 46 31.9(22.8–42.6) 40 25.9(17.0–37.4) 33 24.9(17.0–34.9)
  Construction and extraction 906 8,707 125 19.0(15.8–22.8) 58 8.0(6.2–10.4) 408 44.0(40.3–47.8) 180 17.4(14.7–20.5) 156 14.9(12.5–17.8)
  Installation, maintenance, and repair 564 5,282 114 22.8(19.0–27.3) 33 6.9(4.8–10.0) 85 15.3(12.0–19.2) 22 3.9(2.6–5.9) 108 19.5(15.6–24.0)
  Production 1,053 9,136 152 19.0(16.0–22.5) 36 4.5(3.2–6.4) 138 13.2(11.1–15.6) 69 6.2(4.8–8.0) 297 28.3(25.1–31.7)
  Transportation and material moving 978 8,684 192 23.9(20.6–27.6) 78 10.9(8.5–13.9) 186 16.9(14.5–19.6) 79 7.3(5.6–9.6) 369 38.6(34.9–42.4)

Est., estimated; Exp., exposed; CI, confidence interval.

All estimates weighted unless otherwise noted.

a

Unweighted.

b

Currently employed adults working only one job.

Estimates with a relative standard error >50% or based on cell sizes ≤10 are not shown are not shown as they do not meet standards of reliability/precision.

*

Estimates preceded by an asterisk have a relative standard error >30% and ≤50% and should be used with caution as they do not meet standards of reliability/precision.