TABLE II.
Prevalence of Exposure to Select Potentially Hazardous Workplace Exposures Among US Adults Who Worked in the Past 12 Months, by Industry
| Samplea,c | Est. population (in thousands) | Frequent occupational skin contact with chemicalsa |
Frequently work outdoorsa |
Non-smokers frequently exposed to SHS at worka |
Currently non-smokera |
Frequent exposure to vapors, gas, dust, or fumes at workb |
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| Casesc | %(95% CI) | Casesc | %(95% CI) | Casesc | %d (95% CI) | Casesc | %(95% CI) | Casesc | %(95% CI) | |||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting | 269 | 2,308 | 84 | 29.1 (22.4–36.9) | 220 | 84.6 (78.6–89.2) | 18 | 6.9 (3.6–12.9)e | 225 | 82.4 (76.5–87.0) | 148 | 52.9 (44.7–60.9) |
| Mining | 75 | 721 | 30 | 38.5 (27.6–50.8) | 49 | 65.4 (52.4–76.5) | 16 | 28.4 (17.7–42.2) | 56 | 73.2 (61.2–82.5) | 45 | 66.8 (55.5–76.5) |
| Utilities | 140 | 1,447 | 36 | 23.6 (16.5–32.6) | 83 | 61.5 (52.0–70.3) | 18 | 15.2 (8.5–25.7) | 113 | 80.2 (72.2–86.3) | 45 | 34.6 (26.0–44.4) |
| Construction | 1,115 | 10,639 | 344 | 31.2 (28.1–34.6) | 824 | 72.7 (69.5–75.7) | 174 | 23.8 (20.3–27.7) | 775 | 69.6 (66.3–72.6) | 568 | 51.1 (47.6–54.5) |
| Manufacturing | 1,590 | 14,555 | 398 | 26.2 (23.8–28.8) | 238 | 15.1 (13.1–17.4) | 144 | 11.2 (9.4–13.4) | 1,255 | 78.1 (75.8–80.3) | 797 | 42.8 (40.0–45.6) |
| Wholesale trade | 396 | 3,780 | 50 | 12.6 (9.1–17.3) | 113 | 30.6 (25.4–36.4) | 40 | 13.7 (9.7–19.1) | 308 | 76.5 (71.0–81.2) | 85 | 21.2 (17.0–26.1) |
| Retail trade | 1,795 | 17,214 | 329 | 20.6 (18.2–23.2) | 278 | 15.5 (13.5–17.7) | 126 | 8.8 (7.0–10.9) | 1,375 | 77.2 (74.6–79.5) | 380 | 21.5 (19.3–23.9) |
| Transportation and warehousing | 714 | 6,192 | 88 | 12.1 (9.6–15.2) | 369 | 51.6 (47.2–55.9) | 81 | 13.6 (10.6–17.4) | 557 | 78.6 (75.0–81.8) | 293 | 41.7 (37.5–46.0) |
| Information | 450 | 3,854 | 32 | 8.6 (5.6–12.9) | 86 | 19.0 (15.0–23.8) | 33 | 9.6 (6.5–14.1) | 370 | 84.2 (80.1–87.6) | 64 | 14.2 (10.7–18.5) |
| Finance and insurance | 730 | 6,365 | 9 | 1.3 (0.6–2.7)e | 36 | 4.9 (3.2–7.4) | 14 | 1.4 (0.8–2.5) | 607 | 84.1 (80.8–87.0) | 38 | 5.1 (3.5–7.3) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 344 | 2,896 | 55 | 19.1 (14.0–25.4) | 152 | 45.6 (39.2–52.0) | 31 | 14.8 (9.5–22.3) | 263 | 77.0 (71.3–81.9) | 59 | 21.0 (16.1–27.0) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1,153 | 10,509 | 83 | 6.6 (5.1–8.5) | 127 | 11.6 (9.4–14.2) | 48 | 4.1 (3.0–5.6) | 988 | 86.5 (84.1–88.5) | 94 | 9.2 (7.4–11.5) |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 10 | 95 | 0 | f | 0 | f | 0 | f | 9 | 94.7 (67.3–99.4) | 2 | g |
| Administrate and support and waste management and remediation services | 848 | 6,895 | 222 | 28.7 (25.0–32.8) | 314 | 41.0 (369–45.1) | 83 | 14.6 (11.4–18.4) | 628 | 75.0 (71.4–78.4) | 215 | 34.1 (29.8–38.7) |
| Education services | 1,694 | 15,330 | 211 | 12.3 (10.5–14.4) | 277 | 16.4 (14.3–18.7) | 58 | 3.2 (2.4–4.3) | 1,519 | 91.4 (89.8–92.7) | 192 | 12.5 (10.6–14.7) |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,444 | 20,205 | 576 | 24.5 (22.6–26.6) | 266 | 11.2 (9.8–12.8) | 170 | 8.0 (6.7–9.6) | 2,023 | 83.1 (81.0–84.9) | 309 | 13.4 (11.8–15.2) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 384 | 3,420 | 67 | 16.5 (12.4–21.7) | 123 | 32.7 (27.1–38.8) | 53 | 18.2 (13.4–24.1) | 290 | 77.9 (72.0–82.9) | 84 | 21.7 (16.8–27.6) |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,223 | 10,744 | 360 | 30.7 (27.4–34.1) | 133 | 11.7 (9.7–14.0) | 132 | 16.4 (13.5–19.8) | 858 | 69.6 (66.2–72.8) | 245 | 15.6 (13.4–18.0) |
| Other services (except public administration) | 919 | 7,791 | 328 | 38.3 (34.6–42.1) | 193 | 22.1 (18.9–25.6) | 62 | 8.5 (6.2–11.6) | 746 | 81.7 (78.4–84.6) | 301 | 39.2 (35.3–43.3) |
| Public administration | 934 | 8,018 | 107 | 13.3 (10.9–16.1) | 254 | 28.2 (25.0–31.7) | 94 | 10.5 (8.3–13.3) | 782 | 85.0 (82.1–87.5) | 186 | 21.6 (18.5–24.9) |
SHS, secondhand smoke; Est., estimated; CI, confidence interval.
Data: National Health Interview Survey, 2010.
All estimates weighted unless otherwise noted. Data include only U.S. working adults who are part of the civilian non-institutionalized population.
Refers to most recently held job.
Refers to longest-held job.
Unweighted.
These proportions pertain only to non-smokers. To estimate the non-smoking population exposed to SHS, one first needs to multiply this proportion with the proportion of non-smokers and then multiply this product by the estimated population.
These estimates have a relative standard error >30% and <50% and should be used with caution as they do not meet standards of reliability/precision.
Quantity zero.
Estimates with a relative standard error >50% are not shown as they do not meet standards of reliability/precision.