TABLE 1. Weighted prevalence of frequent exertion at work, frequent standing at work, and both frequent exertion and frequent standing at work among adult U.S. workers,* by demographic characteristics — National Health Interview Survey, 2015.
| Characteristic | Both frequent exertion and frequent standing at work |
Frequent exertion at work |
Frequent standing at work |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. in sample exposed | Weighted no. in population | % (95% CI) | No. in sample exposed | Weighted no. in population | % (95% CI) | No. in sample exposed | Weighted no. in population | % (95% CI) | |
|
Sex
| |||||||||
| Men |
3,985 |
31,887,307 |
44.1 (42.7–45.5) |
4,235 |
33,946,823 |
47.0 (45.6–48.3) |
6,149 |
49,783,090 |
68.8 (67.5–70.2) |
| Women |
2,997 |
20,897,950 |
34.0 (32.7–35.4) |
3,124 |
21,864,499 |
35.6 (34.2–37.0) |
5,520 |
39,328,061 |
64.0 (62.6–65.4) |
|
Age group (yrs)
| |||||||||
| 18–29 |
1,682 |
14,707,666 |
49.2 (46.7–51.6) |
1,738 |
15,307,794 |
51.2 (48.7–53.7) |
2,593 |
22,663,742 |
75.8 (73.7–77.8) |
| 30–44 |
2,414 |
17,548,635 |
39.0 (37.4–40.7) |
2,538 |
18,448,479 |
41.0 (39.4–42.7) |
3,964 |
29,256,582 |
65.1 (63.4–66.7) |
| 45–64 |
2,603 |
19,130,997 |
35.7 (34.1–37.4) |
2,769 |
20,480,104 |
38.3 (36.6–39.9) |
4,517 |
34,073,378 |
63.7 (62.1–65.2) |
| ≥65 |
283 |
1,397,959 |
26.3 (22.5–30.0) |
314 |
1,574,945 |
29.6 (25.8–33.4) |
595 |
3,117,450 |
58.6 (54.4–62.8) |
|
Race/Ethnicity
| |||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic |
4,256 |
33,402,064 |
38.4 (37.2–39.7) |
4,466 |
35,094,556 |
40.4 (39.1–41.7) |
7,078 |
56,412,145 |
64.9 (63.6–66.1) |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
919 |
6,736,754 |
43.4 (40.6–46.2) |
971 |
7,199,190 |
46.4 (43.6–49.2) |
1,555 |
11,046,554 |
71.1 (68.6–73.6) |
| Other race, non-Hispanic |
363 |
2,340,168 |
25.4 (21.8–29.0) |
387 |
2,562,924 |
27.8 (24.1–31.4) |
691 |
4,767,859 |
51.7 (47.7–55.7) |
| Hispanic |
1,444 |
10,306,271 |
46.8 (44.4–49.2) |
1,535 |
10,954,652 |
49.8 (47.4–52.2) |
2,345 |
16,884,593 |
76.7 (74.7–78.7) |
|
Education level†
| |||||||||
| Less than high school diploma |
910 |
6,425,171 |
59.5 (56.0–63.0) |
967 |
6,840,231 |
63.4 (60.1–66.6) |
1,269 |
9,036,138 |
83.7 (81.4–86.0) |
| High school diploma/GED |
2,138 |
16,679,503 |
56.6 (54.5–58.7) |
2,249 |
17,558,718 |
59.6 (57.4–61.7) |
3,000 |
23,231,939 |
78.8 (77.1–80.5) |
| Some college |
2,612 |
19,898,969 |
47.3 (45.4–49.2) |
2,744 |
21,027,565 |
50.0 (48.1–51.9) |
3,986 |
30,423,401 |
72.3 (70.7–73.8) |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher |
1,303 |
9,513,585 |
18.7 (17.4–19.9) |
1,379 |
10,116,181 |
19.8 (18.6–21.1) |
3,384 |
26,079,808 |
51.2 (49.4–52.9) |
| All currently employed adults | 6,982 | 52,785,257 | 39.5 (38.5–40.5) | 7,359 | 55,811,322 | 41.7 (40.7–42.7) | 11,669 | 89,111,151 | 66.6 (65.6–67.6) |
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; GED = General Educational Development.
* The survey sample consisted of 17,464 U.S. workers aged ≥18 years who worked at least 20 hours per week.
† Education level only shown for persons aged ≥25 years.