TABLE 3. 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 occupation group — National Health Interview Survey, 2015.
| Occupation group | 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) | |
| Construction and Extraction |
685 |
4,856,232 |
76.9 (73.2–80.6) |
718 |
5,077,403 |
80.4 (76.8–84.1) |
793 |
5,739,639 |
90.9 (88.7–93.2) |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry |
129 |
731,178 |
75.5 (65.3–85.8) |
133 |
749,387 |
77.4 (67.3–87.4) |
147 |
888,366 |
91.7 (86.9–96.6) |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance |
518 |
3,495,764 |
74.0 (69.9–78.1) |
532 |
3,605,331 |
76.3 (72.3–80.3) |
658 |
4,332,921 |
91.7 (88.7–94.7) |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair |
436 |
1,290,688 |
73.0 (68.4–77.6) |
451 |
3,611,498 |
75.5 (71.0–79.9) |
516 |
4,238,754 |
88.6 (85.1–92.1) |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related |
587 |
4,277,608 |
65.7 (61.1–70.2) |
591 |
4,304,915 |
66.1 (61.5–70.7) |
853 |
6,336,456 |
97.2 (96.1–98.4) |
| Production |
704 |
5,615,533 |
65.2 (61.5–69.0) |
738 |
5,884,574 |
68.3 (64.7–72.0) |
940 |
7,310,817 |
84.9 (82.2–87.6) |
| Healthcare Support |
285 |
1,965,904 |
62.2 (56.2–68.1) |
291 |
2,010,000 |
63.6 (57.6–69.5) |
395 |
2,769,227 |
87.6 (83.5–91.7) |
| Transportation and Material Moving |
540 |
4,244,701 |
55.2 (51.0–59.5) |
642 |
5,187,351 |
67.5 (63.4–71.6) |
648 |
5,182,206 |
67.4 (63.4–71.4) |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical |
527 |
4,272,338 |
53.1 (49.2–57.1) |
543 |
4,375,067 |
54.4 (50.3–58.5) |
874 |
6,955,460 |
86.5 (84.1–88.9) |
| Personal Care and Service |
278 |
2,072,693 |
52.2 (46.1–58.3) |
290 |
2,135,012 |
53.8 (47.7–59.8) |
467 |
3,448,249 |
86.8 (83.3–90.4) |
| Sales and Related |
657 |
5,313,669 |
39.3 (35.7–42.9) |
675 |
5,484,798 |
40.6 (37.0–44.2) |
1,194 |
10,006,503 |
73.9 (70.9–76.8) |
| Protective Service |
119 |
907,995 |
35.0 (28.2–41.8) |
123 |
925,096 |
35.6 (28.7–42.6) |
280 |
2,198,270 |
84.7 (79.5–89.8) |
| Education, Training, and Library |
267 |
2,057,303 |
25.2 (21.5–28.9) |
274 |
2,104,193 |
25.8 (22.1–29.5) |
891 |
6,717,390 |
82.2 (79.2–85.3) |
| Office and Administrative Support |
528 |
3,847,255 |
24.3 (21.8–26.8) |
567 |
4,166,405 |
26.3 (23.7–28.9) |
996 |
7,528,768 |
47.5 (44.8–50.2) |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media |
74 |
579,465 |
22.8 (16.9–28.7) |
80 |
631,237 |
24.8 (18.9–30.8) |
171 |
1,145,550 |
45.1 (38.3–51.8) |
| Management |
418 |
3,258,402 |
22.5 (19.9–25.1) |
444 |
3,441,037 |
23.7 (21.1–26.4) |
965 |
7,543,484 |
52.0 (49.0–55.0) |
| Community and Social Services |
52 |
423,039 |
15.7 (10.0–21.5) |
53 |
444,643 |
16.5 (10.7–22.4) |
217 |
1,448,680 |
53.9 (47.1–60.7) |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science |
31 |
176,272 |
12.1 (6.1–18.0) |
34 |
220,958 |
15.1 (8.3–21.9) |
107 |
734,098 |
50.2 (40.9–59.5) |
| Architecture and Engineering |
35 |
337,561 |
10.2 (6.1–14.3) |
39 |
366,910 |
11.1 (6.9–15.3) |
144 |
1,318,074 |
39.8 (33.4–46.3) |
| Business and Financial Operations |
76 |
594,080 |
7.9 (5.7–10.1) |
89 |
696,504 |
9.2 (6.9–11.6) |
242 |
1,967,945 |
26.1 (22.5–29.7) |
| Computer and Mathematical |
29 |
232,386 |
4.6 (2.6–6.6) |
41 |
336,596 |
6.7 (4.1–9.2) |
116 |
949,751 |
18.8 (14.8–22.8) |
| Legal |
7 |
32,566 |
—§ |
11 |
52,407 |
3.1 (0.8–5.4)† |
55 |
350,543 |
20.6 (13.5–27.6) |
| 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) |
Abbreviation: CI = confidence interval.
* The survey sample consisted of 17,464 U.S. workers aged ≥18 years who worked at least 20 hours per week.
† Estimate has a relative standard error >30% and <50% and should be used with caution because it does not meet the National Center for Health Statistics’ standards of reliability.
§ Estimate had a cell size <10 and was removed from the results because it did not meet the National Center for Health Statistics’ standards of reliability.