. 2019 Aug 21;101(16):1-7. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.18.00658

TABLE I.

Data Sources for Economic Model

	Source
Patient characteristics
Age	Systematic review
Sex	Systematic review
Return to work	Systematic review
Short-term wages
Time off work (6 mo)	Expert opinion
$/day	Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment Statistics (OES)¹⁶
Fringe benefits	Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Archive of National Accounts (NIPA)²²
Long-term wages
Survival probability	CDC National Vital Statistics Reports United States Life Tables²³
Earnings	Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS) archives²⁴
Disability
Disability payment amount	Social Security Administration²⁵
Partial versus complete disability	Systematic review; expert opinion