TABLE III.
Prevalence of Exposure to Select Potentially Hazardous Workplace Exposures Among US Adults Who Worked in the Past 12 Months, by Detailed Industry Codes for Those in Manufacturing and Other Services (except public administration)
| 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) | |||
| 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) |
| Food | 236 | 1,940 | 42 | 18.7 (13.8–24.9) | 44 | 19.7 (14.0–26.9) | 25 | 14.5 (9.5–21.4) | 188 | 75.2 (67.6–81.5) | 75 | 31.8 (25.2–39.2) |
| Beverage and tobacco product | 23 | 251 | 4 | 24.8 (8.6–53.8)e | 9 | 32.9 (15.7–56.5)e | 1 | g | 17 | 86.0 (66.1–95.1) | 9 | 36.1 (17.5–60.1)e |
| Textile mills | 16 | 123 | 2 | g | 1 | g | 1 | g | 11 | 66.5 (39.7–85.7) | 13 | 51.7 (28.4–74.2) |
| Textile product mills | 25 | 209 | 3 | g | 1 | g | 1 | g | 23 | 96.5 (86.2–99.2) | 9 | 24.6 (11.8–44.3)e |
| Apparel | 31 | 258 | 2 | g | 2 | g | 0 | f | 25 | 75.8 (54.1–89.3) | 12 | 17.5 (9.6–29.8) |
| Leather and allied product | 1 | 1 | 0 | f | 0 | f | 0 | f | 1 | g | 0 | f |
| Wood product | 45 | 468 | 11 | 28.8 (165–45.2) | 15 | 31.5 (17.2–50.4) | 5 | 13.4 (5.6–28.7)e | 35 | 76.4 (58.0–88.4) | 35 | 68.2 (51.2–81.4) |
| Paper | 43 | 394 | 10 | 22.5 (10.8–41.0)e | 3 | g | 4 | g | 39 | 92.3 (76.8–97.8) | 26 | 47.0 (30.1–64.6) |
| Printing and related support activities | 88 | 785 | 27 | 33.3 (22.6–461) | 9 | 11.7 (5.5–23.0)e | 3 | g | 66 | 73.6 (61.4–83.0) | 67 | 56.5 (45.0–67.3) |
| Petroleum and coal products | 20 | 191 | 8 | 38.7 (18.0–64.4)e | 10 | 56.2 (29.2–80.0) | 0 | — | 17 | 90.4 (72.7–97.1) | 6 | 36.2 (12.8–68.5)e |
| Chemical | 126 | 1,189 | 46 | 37.5 (28.9–47.1) | 21 | 15.6 (9.9–23.7) | 8 | 9.7 (4.6–19.2)e | 101 | 80.1 (70.3–87.3) | 54 | 35.8 (27.3–45.3) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 58 | 483 | 16 | 30.0 (17.9–45.9) | 2 | g | 4 | g | 41 | 65.6 (49.7–78.7) | 27 | 48.5 (34.0–63.3) |
| Nonmetallic mineral product | 40 | 332 | 10 | 23.5 (12.2–40.3)e | 12 | 38.4 (22.4–57.4) | 3 | g | 28 | 68.6 (50.0–82.7) | 27 | 50.8 (35.2–66.3) |
| Primary metal | 57 | 566 | 23 | 48.1 (34.1–62.5) | 18 | 30.8 (18.4–46.7) | 11 | 20.6 (10.0–37.7)e | 42 | 72.6 (57.2–84.1) | 39 | 65.5 (50.7–77.7) |
| Fabricated metal product | 120 | 1,173 | 42 | 37.5 (27.9–48.2) | 21 | 17.9 (11.2–27.3) | 14 | 17.4 (9.8–29.1) | 80 | 64.6 (54.0–74.0) | 67 | 51.0 (41.3–60.7) |
| Machinery | 107 | 1,022 | 31 | 27.1 (19.1–37.0) | 9 | 7.2 (3.6–14.2)e | 17 | 18.0 (10.7–28.7) | 85 | 83.2 (75.0–89.1) | 59 | 41.3 (31.3–52.0) |
| Computer and electronic product | 128 | 1,189 | 20 | 18.4 (11.6–27.8) | 5 | 3.9 (1.5–9.6)e | 8 | 5.8 (2.7–11.9)e | 112 | 87.6 (80.0–92.6) | 38 | 20.3 (14.5–27.8) |
| Electrical equipment, appliance, and component | 41 | 344 | 14 | 33.3 (19.7–50.5) | 3 | g | 2 | g | 38 | 93.4 (80.9–97.9) | 27 | 51.4 (36.2–66.4) |
| Transportation equipment | 206 | 2,022 | 51 | 23.0 (17.1–30.2) | 31 | 13.9 (9.0–20.7) | 21 | 12.7 (7.8–20.2) | 161 | 77.8 (69.9–84.0) | 115 | 47.3 (39.7–55.1) |
| Furniture and related product | 57 | 519 | 11 | 19.7 (10.5–3 3.9)e | 9 | 15.5 (7.6–29.0)e | 4 | g | 47 | 83.8 (71.7–91.3) | 35 | 60.3 (45.6–73.4) |
| Miscellaneous | 122 | 1,096 | 25 | 19.0 (11.7–29.5) | 13 | 8.6 (4.3–16.2)e | 12 | 12.3 (6.5–22.0)e | 98 | 78.4 (66.7–86.7) | 57 | 40.0 (30.8–50.1) |
| 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) |
| Repair and maintenance | 218 | 2,051 | 103 | 52.4 (44.8–59.9) | 92 | 42.7 (35.4–50.5) | 30 | 19.5 (12.9–28.5) | 159 | 71.7 (63.9–78.4) | 138 | 68.0 (60.1–75.0) |
| Personal services | 296 | 2,549 | 143 | 51.5 (44.7–58.1) | 40 | 14.1 (9.9–19.7) | 23 | 10.7 (6.6–17.0) | 227 | 78.4 (72.1–83.6) | 126 | 48.1 (41.3–55.0) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, labor, professional, and similar organizations | 250 | 2,145 | 23 | 8.5 (5.3–13.4) | 37 | 14.7 (10.3–20.5) | 3 | g | 224 | 92.6 (89.0–95.1) | 13 | 6.4 (3.2–12.4)e |
| Private households | 155 | 1,046 | 59 | 39.2 (29.3–50.2) | 24 | 16.3 (10.2–25.0) | 6 | 3.0 (1.2–7.5)e | 136 | 87.0 (78.8–92.3) | 24 | 17.6 (10.1–29.1) |
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.
a, b, c, d, e, f, g
Please see Table II for definition of footnotes.