Table I.

Occupational Heat-Related Fatalities in the U.S. 2000–2010, by Demographic Characteristics

Characteristic	Average # of workers per yeara	Average HRI deaths per yearb	Average rate per million workers per yearc	Rate ratio (95%CI)d	Percent of total HRI deathse
Total……….	140,346,000	32.6	0.22	N/A	100%
Sex
Female………….	65,482,000	0.9	0.01	1.0 (referent)	2.8%
Male ……………	74,864,000	31.7	0.40	32.0 (17.0–60.0)	97.2%
Age group
16–19 years………	5,903,000	1.3	0.15	1.0 (referent)	3.9%
20–24 years………	13,437,000	2.4	0.12	0.8 (0.4 – 1.5) 1.2	7.2%
25–34 years………	30,769,000	6.2	0.19	(0.7 – 2.2)	18.9%
35–44 years………	34,209,000	8.9	0.26	1.7 (1.0 – 3.0)	27.3%
45–54 years………	32,515,000	8.5	0.25	1.6 (0.9 –2.8)	25.9%
55 –64 years……...	18,142,000	3.7	0.21	1.4 (0.7 – 2.5)	11.4%
≥ 65 years ………	5142,000	1.7	0.34	2.2 (1.1 – 4.4)	5.3%
< 55 years……..	116,833,000	27.2	0.22	1.0 (referent)	83.3%
≥ 55 years………	23,284,000	5.5	0.23	1.0 (0.8 – 1.3)	16.7%
Race
White …………..	116,019,000	24.1	0.20	1.0 (referent)	73.8%
Black ……………	15,254,000	4.7	0.29	1.5 (1.1 – 2.0)	13.6%
Asian ……………	6,368,000	1.0	0.16	0.8 (0.4 – 1.4)	3.1%
Other ……………	N/A	1.8	N/A		5.6%
Not reported ……	N/A	1.0	N/A		3.1%
Ethnicity
Non–Hispanic…….	121,951,000	22.0	0.17	1.0 (referent)	67.4%
Hispanic …………	18,395,000	10.3	0.54	3.2 (2.5 – 4.0)	31.5%
Not Reported…….	N/A	N/Af	N/A

CI – Confidence Interval; HRI- Heat-related illness

^aAll numbers may not sum to total due to CPS rounding of estimates. Does not include military personnel and volunteers.

^bIncludes military personnel and volunteers

^cExcludes military personnel and volunteers

^dBolded values are statistically significant

^eMay not total 100% due to rounding

^fBelow BLS publishing criteria