TABLE IV.
Prevalence of Exposure to Select Potentially Hazardous Workplace Exposures Among US Adults Who Worked in the Past 12 Months, by Occupation
| 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) | |||
| Management | 1,497 | 14,409 | 203 | 13.9 (12.0–16.1) | 356 | 24.1 (21.4–27.1) | 94 | 7.0 (5.5–8.9) | 1,290 | 86.9 (84.8–88.7) | 277 | 18.5 (16.2–21.0) |
| Business and financial operations | 821 | 7,029 | 31 | 3.3 (2.2–4.9) | 74 | 9.6 (7.3–12.4) | 32 | 4.1 (2.8–6.0) | 694 | 85.2 (82.1–87.8) | 53 | 7.1 (5.2–9.5) |
| Computer and mathematical | 471 | 4,256 | 5 | 1.9 (0.7–5.0)e | 16 | 3.3 (1.9–5.6) | 18 | 4.2 (2.4–7.2) | 407 | 87.5 (83.6–90.6) | 18 | 4.7 (2.7–8.0) |
| Architecture and engineering | 305 | 3,020 | 53 | 16.1 (11.8–21.5) | 65 | 20.6 (15.7–26.5) | 20 | 6.0 (3.6–9.8) | 264 | 86.9 (81.9–90.7) | 53 | 16.7 (12.2–22.6) |
| Life, physical, and social science | 180 | 1,691 | 55 | 30.1 (23.3–38.0) | 30 | 14.9 (10.0–21.5) | 6 | 3.0 (1.2–7.0)e | 170 | 94.8 (89.4–97.5) | 45 | 25.0 (18.3–33.0) |
| Community and social services | 333 | 2,782 | 31 | 8.7 (5.8–13.0) | 74 | 19.7 (15.4–24.7) | 28 | 10.0 (6.4–15.2) | 295 | 90.3 (86.5–93.1) | 11 | 3.7 (1.7–8.0)e |
| Legal | 195 | 1,809 | 2 | g | 6 | 2.9 (1.1–7.0)e | 7 | 3.9 (1.7–8.6)e | 165 | 87.9 (82.1–92.0) | 5 | g |
| Education, training, and library | 1,125 | 10,415 | 123 | 10.2 (8.3–12.4) | 208 | 18.2 (15.7–21.1) | 27 | 2.3 (1.4–3.6) | 1,011 | 91.5 (89.4–93.2) | 105 | 9.8 (7.8–12.2) |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media | 379 | 3,251 | 25 | 5.5 (3.6–8.4) | 64 | 16.3 (12.5–20.9) | 26 | 8.0 (5.2–12.1) | 322 | 86.9 (82.7–90.2) | 45 | 10.7 (7.9–14.4) |
| Healthcare practitioners and technical | 855 | 7,285 | 269 | 32.9 (29.3–36.8) | 44 | 4.4 (3.2–6.1) | 50 | 6.3 (4.7–8.5) | 748 | 89.6 (87.1–91.7) | 123 | 14.2 (11.7–17.1) |
| Healthcare support | 485 | 3,824 | 127 | 27.0 (22.7–31.9) | 29 | 7.1 (4.6–10.9) | 38 | 11.0 (7.6–15.7) | 356 | 69.8 (64.0–75.1) | 68 | 15.0 (11.4–19.5) |
| Protective service | 358 | 3,022 | 51 | 17.3 (12.8–23.0) | 207 | 59.3 (53.2–65.1) | 61 | 20.2 (15.2–26.3) | 296 | 83.1 (78.2–87.1) | 99 | 32.1 (26.5–38.2) |
| Food preparation and serving related | 997 | 8,802 | 301 | 32.2 (28.6–36.0) | 71 | 7.0 (5.3–9.2) | 93 | 15.4 (12.2–19.3) | 686 | 68.0 (64.2–71.5) | 189 | 16.5 (13.9–19.6) |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance | 767 | 6,023 | 400 | 55.4 (50.9–59.9) | 317 | 46.7 (42.3–51.0) | 90 | 15.8 (12.4–20.0) | 600 | 78.3 (74.5–81.7) | 313 | 47.4 (42.5–52.3) |
| Personal care and service | 672 | 5,734 | 215 | 35.6 (31.0–40.5) | 129 | 22.6 (18.6–27.1) | 48 | 9.6 (6.8–13.5) | 534 | 81.4 (77.6–84.7) | 147 | 27.2 (23.0–31.9) |
| Sales and related | 1,743 | 16,176 | 222 | 14.5 (12.4–17.0) | 328 | 19.2 (17.1–21.6) | 114 | 8.6 (6.8–10.9) | 1,354 | 78.2 (75.6–80.6) | 277 | 16.1 (14.1–18.3) |
| Office and administrative support | 2,400 | 20,497 | 131 | 6.0 (4.9–7.3) | 221 | 10.1 (8.7–11.8) | 137 | 5.9 (4.8–7.2) | 1,918 | 80.5 (78.5–82.4) | 319 | 13.5 (12.0–15.3) |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry | 135 | 1,048 | 41 | 29.2 (21.1–38.8) | 116 | 90.1 (85.1–93.5) | 17 | 13.7 (7.3–24.2)e | 117 | 84.3 (74.5–90.7) | 82 | 50.8 (39.8–61.7) |
| Construction and extraction | 906 | 8,707 | 305 | 33.3 (29.8–36.9) | 730 | 79.5 (76.1–82.6) | 173 | 28.5 (24.4–33.0) | 632 | 69.2 (65.7–72.5) | 526 | 57.6 (53.7–61.4) |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair | 564 | 5,282 | 261 | 50.1 (45.3–55.0) | 315 | 56.4 (51.4–61.3) | 86 | 21.1 (16.9–26.0) | 402 | 71.3 (66.6–75.7) | 333 | 64.2 (59.4–68.8) |
| Production | 1,053 | 9,136 | 354 | 35.9 (32.5–39.5) | 163 | 15.5 (13.2–18.2) | 106 | 14.5 (11.7–17.9) | 785 | 73.3 (70.3–76.2) | 615 | 53.2 (49.9–56.5) |
| Transportation and material moving | 978 | 8,684 | 197 | 20.9 (18.1–24.1) | 573 | 58.1 (54.2–61.9) | 123 | 16.9 (13.7–20.6) | 695 | 70.9 (67.3–74.2) | 442 | 46.9 (43.0–50.9) |
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.
a, b, c, d, e, f, g
Please see Table II for definition of footnotes.