Table 1.
Socio-demographics and work characteristics of green and non-green collar workers: The National Health Interview Survey, 2010 Occupational Supplement and 2010 O* NET Linkage†
| Characteristics | Total Worker Population | Green Collar | Non-Green Collar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Estimated Population | N1 | Percent2 [95% CI] | US Estimated Population | n1 | Percent2 [95% CI] | US Estimated Population | n1 | Percent2 [95% CI] | |
| Total | 131,296,970 | 14,805 | 100.0 | 24,614,939 | 2,588 | 18.7 (18.0–19.4) | 106,682,031 | 12,217 | 81.2 (80.5–81.9) |
| Gender | |||||||||
| Male | 69,814,890 | 7,306 | 53.1 (52.1–54.1) | 18,777,269 | 1,900 | 76.3 (74.5–78.0) | 51,037,621 | 5,406 | 47.8 (46.7–48.9) |
| Female | 61,482,080 | 7,499 | 46.8 (45.8–47.8) | 5,837,670 | 688 | 23.7 (21.9–25.4) | 55,644,410 | 6,811 | 52.1 (51–53.2) |
| Race | |||||||||
| White | 107,663,727 | 11,224 | 82 (81–82.9) | 20,600,991 | 2,018 | 83.7 (81.8–85.4) | 87,062,736 | 9,206 | 81.6 (80.7–82.5) |
| Black | 15,246,774 | 2,349 | 11.6 (10.8–12.3) | 2,621,791 | 365 | 10.6 (9.1–12.1) | 12,624,983 | 1,984 | 11.8 (11–12.5) |
| Other | 8,386,469 | 1,232 | 6.3 (5.8–6.9) | 1,392,157 | 205 | 5.7 (4.6–6.6) | 6,994,312 | 1,027 | 6.6 (5.9–7.1) |
| Age Group | |||||||||
| 18–24 | 16,733,678 | 1,559 | 12.7 (11.9–13.5) | 2,260,000 | 210 | 9.2 (7.7–10.6) | 14,473,678 | 1,349 | 13.6 (12.6–14.4) |
| 25–64 | 109,210,100 | 12,552 | 83.1 (82.3–84) | 21,453,941 | 2,279 | 87.2 (85.4–88.8) | 87,756,159 | 10,273 | 82.3 (81.3–83.2) |
| 65+ | 5,353,192 | 694 | 4.0 (3.7–4.4) | 900,998 | 99 | 3.7 (2.8–4.4) | 4,452,194 | 595 | 4.1 (3.7–4.5) |
| Ethnicity | |||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 112,465,426 | 11,865 | 85.6 (84.8–86.4) | 21,076,884 | 2,110 | 85.6 (84.1–87.1) | 91,388,542 | 9,755 | 85.7 (84.8–86.4) |
| Hispanic | 18,831,544 | 2,940 | 14.3 (13.5–15.1) | 3,538,055 | 478 | 14.4 (12.8–15.8) | 15,293,489 | 2,462 | 14.3 (13.5–15.1) |
| Educational Level | |||||||||
| >HS | 85,961,694 | 9,479 | 65.6 (64.5–66.7) | 14,887,531 | 1,537 | 60.8 (58.2–63.2) | 71,074,163 | 7,942 | 66.8 (65.6–67.9) |
| HS | 32,367,120 | 3,574 | 24.7 (23.8–25.6) | 7,176,915 | 731 | 29.3 (27–31.5) | 25,190,205 | 2,843 | 23.7 (22.7–24.6) |
| <HS | 12,585,494 | 1,713 | 9.6 (9–10.2) | 2,440,156 | 310 | 10.0 (8.7–11.1) | 10,145,338 | 1,403 | 9.5 (8.8–10.2) |
| Health Insurance | |||||||||
| Not Insured | 22,946,866 | 2,899 | 17.5 (16.6–18.4) | 3,569,671 | 437 | 14.5 (12.9–16.2) | 19,377,195 | 2,462 | 18.2 (17.2–19.2) |
| Insured | 107,795,448 | 11,863 | 82.4 (81.5–83.3) | 20,934,477 | 2,142 | 85.4 (83.7–87) | 86,860,971 | 9,721 | 81.7 (80.7–82.7) |
| Regional Location | |||||||||
| Northeast | 23,415,050 | 2,326 | 17.8 (16.7–18.9) | 4,458,522 | 407 | 18.1 (16.1–20.1) | 18,956,528 | 1,919 | 17.7 (16.6–18.9) |
| Midwest | 31,050,486 | 3,295 | 23.6 (22.4–24.8) | 5,971,088 | 608 | 24.2 (22.2–26.2) | 25,079,398 | 2,687 | 23.5 (22.2–24.7) |
| South | 46,202,248 | 5,456 | 35.1 (33.8–36.5) | 8,365,611 | 923 | 33.9 (31.8–36.1) | 37,836,637 | 4,533 | 35.4 (34–36.9) |
| West | 30,629,186 | 3,728 | 23.3 (22.1–24.5) | 5,819,718 | 650 | 23.6 (21.6–25.6) | 24,809,468 | 3,078 | 23.2 (21.9–24.5) |
| Use Special Equipment | |||||||||
| Yes | 2,262,315 | 247 | 1.7 (1.4–1.9) | 474,947 | 45 | 1.9 (1.3–2.5) | 1,787,368 | 202 | 1.6 (1.3–1.9) |
| No | 128,929,436 | 14,543 | 98.2 (98–98.5) | 24,128,685 | 2,542 | 98 (97.4–98.6) | 104,800,751 | 12,001 | 98.3 (98–98.6) |
| Any Functional Limitations | |||||||||
| Yes | 19,175,181 | 2,188 | 14.6 (13.9–15.2) | 3,262,315 | 332 | 13.2 (11.7–14.7) | 15,912,866 | 1,856 | 14.9 (14.1–15.6) |
| No | 112,121,789 | 12,617 | 85.3 (84.7–86) | 21,352,624 | 2,256 | 86.7 (85.2–88.2) | 90,769,165 | 10,361 | 85 (84.3–85.8) |
| Hearing Impairment | |||||||||
| Yes | 15,220,235 | 1,585 | 11.5 (10.9–12.2) | 3,329,911 | 324 | 13.5 (11.9–15.1) | 11,890,324 | 1,261 | 11.1 (10.4–11.8) |
| No | 116,055,331 | 13,216 | 88.4 (87.7–89) | 21,285,028 | 2,264 | 86.4 (84.8–88) | 94,770,303 | 10,952 | 88.8 (88.1–89.5) |
| Visual Impairment | |||||||||
| Yes | 8,700,869 | 1,030 | 6.6 (6.1–7.1) | 1,529,915 | 163 | 6.2 (5.1–7.3) | 7,170,954 | 867 | 6.7 (6.1–7.2) |
| No | 122,588,333 | 13,773 | 93.3 (92.8–93.8) | 23,085,024 | 2,425 | 93.7 (92.6–94.8) | 99,503,309 | 11,348 | 93.2 (92.7–93.8) |
| Body Mass Index | |||||||||
| Underweight | 1,747,585 | 205 | 1.3 (1.1–1.6) | 184,376 | 21 | 0.7 (0.3–1.1) | 1,563,209 | 184 | 1.5 (1.2–1.7) |
| Normal Weight | 44,199,496 | 4,969 | 34.8 (33.8–35.8) | 6,925,364 | 733 | 28.7 (26.6–30.8) | 37,274,132 | 4,236 | 36.2 (35–37.3) |
| Overweight | 45,907,356 | 5,200 | 36.1 (35.1–37.1) | 9,630,198 | 1,026 | 39.9 (37.7–42.2) | 36,277,158 | 4,174 | 35.2 (34.1–36.3) |
| Obese | 35,129,657 | 3,923 | 27.6 (26.7–28.5) | 7,335,945 | 739 | 30.4 (28.2–32.6) | 27,793,712 | 3,184 | 27 (26–28) |
| Employees at Work | |||||||||
| 1–9 employees | 32,784,032 | 3,735 | 25.8 (24.9–26.7) | 5,311,894 | 570 | 22 (20–24) | 27,472,138 | 3,165 | 26.7 (25.7–27.7) |
| 10–24 employees | 18,550,259 | 2,064 | 14.6 (13.8–15.4) | 3,324,045 | 348 | 13.8 (12.1–15.5) | 15,226,214 | 1,716 | 14.8 (14–15.6) |
| 25–49 employees | 14,989,208 | 1,631 | 11.8 (11.1–12.5) | 2,956,846 | 296 | 12.2 (10.5–14) | 12,032,362 | 1,335 | 11.7 (10.9–12.4) |
| 50–99 employees | 13,537,794 | 1,505 | 10.6 (10–11.3) | 2,381,265 | 257 | 9.8 (8.5–11.2) | 11,156,529 | 1,248 | 10.8 (10.1–11.6) |
| 100–249 employees | 15,888,297 | 1,812 | 12.5 (11.8–13.1) | 3,595,234 | 377 | 14.9 (13.3–16.5) | 12,293,063 | 1,435 | 11.9 (11.2–12.6) |
| 250+ employees | 31,017,765 | 3,528 | 24.4 (23.5–25.4) | 6,502,470 | 686 | 27 (25–28.9) | 24,515,295 | 2,842 | 23.8 (22.8–24.9) |
| Employment Type | |||||||||
| Private | 97,249,605 | 10,977 | 74.4 (73.5–75.3) | 20,623,010 | 2,157 | 83.8 (82.1–85.6) | 76,626,595 | 8,820 | 72.2 (71.2–73.2) |
| Government | 21,721,619 | 2,466 | 16.6 (15.8–17.4) | 2,088,164 | 229 | 8.4 (7.1–9.8) | 19,633,455 | 2,237 | 18.5 (17.6–19.3) |
| Self-Employed | 11,684,404 | 1,285 | 8.9 (8.3–9.5) | 1,870,619 | 196 | 7.6 (6.4–8.7) | 9,813,785 | 1,089 | 9.2 (8.5–9.9) |
| Incorporated Corp. | |||||||||
| Yes | 3,203,863 | 330 | 27.5 (24.6–30.4) | 720,097 | 67 | 38.4 (31.2–45.7) | 2,483,766 | 263 | 25.4 (22.4–28.4) |
| No | 8,411,963 | 947 | 72.4 (69.5–75.3) | 1,150,522 | 129 | 61.5 (54.2–68.7) | 7,261,441 | 818 | 74.5 (71.5–77.5) |
| More than one Job | |||||||||
| Yes | 11,312,689 | 1,282 | 8.6 (8–9.2) | 1,443,380 | 168 | 5.8 (4.8–6.8) | 9,869,309 | 1,114 | 9.2 (8.6–9.9) |
| No | 119,775,083 | 13,501 | 91.3 (90.7–91.9) | 23,162,291 | 2,418 | 94.1 (93.1–95.1) | 96,612,792 | 11,083 | 90.7 (90–91.3) |
| Smoker | |||||||||
| Current | 2,783,095 | 2,818 | 19.2 (18.4–20.0) | 557,846 | 540 | 20.5 (18.6–22.4) | 2,225,250 | 2,278 | 18.9 (18.0–19.8) |
| Former | 2,790,580 | 2,705 | 19.2 (18.5–20.0) | 594,847 | 535 | 21.9 (20.0–23.7) | 2,195,733 | 2,170 | 18.6 (17.8–19.5) |
| Never | 8,925,572 | 9,190 | 61.6 (60.6–62.5) | 1,568,056 | 1,495 | 57.6 (55.5–59.8) | 7,357,516 | 7,695 | 62.5 (61.4–63.5) |
†
The estimates from this table are based on questions from the National Health Interview Survey; Mixed workers have been excluded
*
Green jobs are characterized as having at least one “green” task
1
Sample size from the National Health Interview Survey for the year 2010;
2
Percent (prevalence) estimated from the National Health Interview Survey for the year 2010