Table 2.
Prevalence of socio-demographic factors for workers 18 years and older, by Green Collar and non-Green Collar status, National Health Interview Survey 2004–2012
| Characteristics | Total Population | Green Collar | Non-Green Collara | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHIS sample sizeb | Percentc | 95% CI | Numberb | Percentc | 95% CI | Numberb | Percentc | 95% CI | |
| Total | 143,346 | 100.0 | -- | 27,432 | 20.2 | 19.9 – 20.5 | 115,914 | 79.8 | 79.5 – 80.1 |
| Male | 71,267 | 53.8 | 53.5 – 54.1 | 19,847 | 75.7 | 75.1 – 76.3 | 51,420 | 48.3 | 47.9 – 48.6 |
| Female | 72,079 | 46.2 | 45.9 – 46.5 | 7,585 | 24.3 | 23.7 – 24.9 | 64,494 | 51.7 | 51.4 – 52.1 |
| White | 111,347 | 82.2 | 81.7 – 82.6 | 21,868 | 83.4 | 82.8 – 84.1 | 89,479 | 81.8 | 81.4 – 82.3 |
| Black | 21,864 | 11.7 | 11.3 – 12.1 | 3,714 | 10.8 | 10.2 – 11.3 | 18,150 | 12.0 | 11.6 – 12.4 |
| Other | 10,135 | 6.1 | 5.9 – 6.3 | 1,850 | 5.8 | 5.4 – 6.2 | 8,285 | 6.2 | 5.9 – 6.4 |
| 18–24y | 15,120 | 12.9 | 12.5 – 13.2 | 2,374 | 10.4 | 9.8 – 10.8 | 12,836 | 13.5 | 13.1 – 13.9 |
| 25–64y | 121,754 | 83.4 | 83.1 – 83.8 | 24,116 | 86.7 | 86.2 – 87.3 | 97,638 | 82.6 | 82.2 – 83.0 |
| 65+y | 6,382 | 3.7 | 3.6 – 3.8 | 942 | 2.9 | 2.7 – 3.2 | 79,139 | 3.9 | 3.8 – 4.0 |
| Non-Hispanic | 116,458 | 85.7 | 85.3 – 86.1 | 22,341 | 85.5 | 84.9 – 86.1 | 94,117 | 85.7 | 85.3 – 86.2 |
| Hispanic | 26,888 | 14.3 | 13.9 – 14.7 | 5,091 | 14.5 | 13.9 – 15.1 | 21,797 | 14.3 | 13.8 – 14.7 |
| HS+ | 89,386 | 63.4 | 62.9 – 63.9 | 15,619 | 57.3 | 56.4 – 58.1 | 73,767 | 64.9 | 64.4 – 65.4 |
| HS | 36,036 | 26.0 | 25.6 – 26.4 | 8,163 | 30.9 | 30.2 – 31.6 | 27,873 | 24.8 | 24.4 – 25.2 |
| <HS | 17,049 | 10.6 | 10.3 – 10.9 | 3,539 | 11.8 | 11.3 – 12.3 | 13,510 | 10.3 | 10.0 – 10.6 |
| Insured | 115,259 | 82.4 | 82.1 – 82.8 | 22,554 | 83.9 | 83.3 – 84.5 | 92,705 | 82.0 | 81.7 – 82.4 |
| Uninsured | 27,653 | 17.6 | 17.2 – 17.9 | 4,822 | 16.1 | 14.5 – 16.7 | 22,831 | 18.0 | 17.6 – 18.3 |
| Northeast | 23,762 | 18.0 | 17.4 – 18.6 | 4,159 | 16.6 | 15.8 – 17.4 | 19,603 | 18.4 | 17.8 – 19.0 |
| Midwest | 32,538 | 24.3 | 23.5 – 25.1 | 6,663 | 25.8 | 24.6 – 27.0 | 25,875 | 23.9 | 23.2 – 24.6 |
| South | 52,096 | 35.8 | 35.0 – 36.5 | 9,983 | 36.1 | 35.0 – 37.3 | 42,113 | 35.6 | 34.9 – 36.4 |
| West | 34,950 | 21.9 | 21.3 – 22.6 | 6,627 | 21.5 | 20.7 – 22.3 | 28,323 | 22.1 | 21.4 – 22.7 |
| Yes, Special Equipment | 2,227 | 1.5 | 1.5 – 1.6 | 399 | 1.5 | 1.3 – 1.7 | 1,828 | 1.5 | 1.5 – 1.6 |
| No, Special Equipment | 14,0867 | 98.5 | 98.4 – 98.5 | 27,001 | 98.3 | 98.5 – 98.7 | 113,866 | 98.5 | 98.4 – 98.5 |
| Yes, Any functional Limitations | 31,869 | 22.0 | 21.7 – 22.4 | 5,743 | 21.0 | 20.4 – 21.6 | 26,126 | 22.3 | 21.9 – 22.6 |
| No, Any functional Limitations | 111,056 | 78.0 | 77.6 – 78.3 | 21,624 | 79.0 | 78.4 – 79.6 | 89,432 | 77.7 | 77.4 – 78.1 |
| Yes, Hearing Impairment | 15,353 | 11.2 | 11.0 – 11.5 | 3,425 | 13.2 | 12.7 – 13.7 | 11,928 | 10.7 | 10.4 – 11.0 |
| No, Hearing Impairment | 127,946 | 88.8 | 88.5 – 89.0 | 24,000 | 86.8 | 86.3 – 87.3 | 103,946 | 89.3 | 89.0 – 89.6 |
| Yes, Visual Impairment | 9,674 | 6.7 | 6.5 – 6.9 | 1,695 | 6.3 | 5.9 – 6.7 | 7,979 | 6.8 | 6.6 – 7.0 |
| No, Visual Impairment | 133,590 | 93.3 | 93.1 – 94.5 | 25,727 | 93.7 | 93.3 – 94.1 | 107,863 | 93.2 | 93.0 – 93.4 |
| Underweight | 1,896 | 1.4 | 1.3 – 1.5 | 252 | 1.0 | 0.8 – 1.1 | 1,644 | 1.5 | 1.4 – 1.6 |
| Normal Weight | 49,420 | 35.9 | 35.5 – 36.2 | 8,284 | 30.5 | 29.8 – 31.2 | 41,136 | 37.2 | 36.8 – 37.6 |
| Overweight | 50,024 | 36.4 | 36.1 – 36.8 | 10,678 | 39.8 | 39.1 – 40.6 | 39,346 | 35.6 | 35.2 – 35.9 |
| Obese | 36,680 | 26.3 | 26.0 – 26.7 | 7,535 | 28.7 | 28.0 – 29.4 | 29,145 | 25.7 | 25.3 – 26.1 |
| 1–9 employees | 35,793 | 26.1 | 25.7 – 26.5 | 5,808 | 22.0 | 21.4 – 22.6 | 29,985 | 27.1 | 26.7 – 27.5 |
| 10–24 employees | 20,170 | 14.9 | 14.6 – 15.1 | 3,689 | 14.0 | 13.5 – 14.5 | 16,481 | 15.1 | 14.8 – 15.4 |
| 25–49 employees | 15,794 | 11.8 | 11.6 – 12.1 | 3,028 | 11.8 | 11.3 – 12.2 | 12,766 | 11.9 | 11.6 – 12.1 |
| 50–99 employees | 14,746 | 10.9 | 10.6 – 11.1 | 2,866 | 10.8 | 10.3 – 11.2 | 11,880 | 10.9 | 10.6 – 11.1 |
| 100–249 employees | 16,900 | 12.4 | 12.2 – 12.6 | 3,749 | 14.1 | 13.6 – 14.6 | 13,151 | 12.0 | 11.7 – 12.2 |
| 250–499 employees | 9,245 | 6.7 | 6.5 – 6.9 | 2,292 | 8.5 | 8.2 – 8.9 | 6,953 | 6.2 | 6.1 – 6.4 |
| 500–999 employees | 6,679 | 4.8 | 4.7 – 5.0 | 1,546 | 5.8 | 5.4 – 6.1 | 5,133 | 4.6 | 4.4 – 4.8 |
| 1000+ employees | 17,319 | 12.4 | 12.1 – 12.7 | 3,443 | 13.0 | 12.4 – 13.6 | 13,876 | 12.2 | 11.9 – 12.6 |
| PRIVATE Employee | 107,011 | 75.4 | 75.0– 75.8 | 22,982 | 84.1 | 83.5 – 84.6 | 84,029 | 73.2 | 72.8 – 73.6 |
| FEDERAL Employee | 3,811 | 2.5 | 2.4 – 2.7 | 561 | 1.9 | 1.7 – 2.1 | 3,250 | 2.7 | 2.6 – 2.8 |
| STATE Employee | 8,777 | 5.8 | 5.6 – 6.1 | 778 | 2.7 | 2.4 – 2.9 | 7,999 | 6.6 | 6.3 – 6.9 |
| LOCAL Employee | 10,196 | 7.2 | 7.0 – 7.4 | 1,090 | 3.9 | 3.6 – 4.1 | 9,106 | 8.0 | 7.8 – 8.3 |
| SELF-EMPLOYED | 12,563 | 9.1 | 8.9 – 9.3 | 1,971 | 7.5 | 7.1 – 7.9 | 10,592 | 9.4 | 9.2 – 9.7 |
| Self-Employed, incorporated | 3,424 | 30.4 | 29.4 – 31.5 | 619 | 34.5 | 31.9 – 37.1 | 2,805 | 29.6 | 28.4 – 30.8 |
| Self-Employed, not incorporated | 9,013 | 69.6 | 68.5 – 70.6 | 1,336 | 65.5 | 62.9 – 68.1 | 7,677 | 70.4 | 69.2 – 71.6 |
| Yes, Have more than one job | 12,316 | 8.7 | 8.4 – 8.9 | 1,884 | 6.9 | 6.5 – 7.3 | 10,432 | 9.1 | 8.9 – 9.4 |
| No, Have more than one job | 130,455 | 91.3 | 91.1 – 91.5 | 25,511 | 93.1 | 92.7 – 93.5 | 104,944 | 90.9 | 90.6 – 91.1 |
a
Includes “mixed-green collar” workers
b
Sample size from the National Health Interview Survey for the years 2004–2012
c
Percent (prevalence) estimated from the National Health Interview Survey for the years 2004–2012