Table 2.
Demographic Characteristics of Work‐Related Hyperthermia Emergency Department Visits in Five Southeastern States, 2010–2012
| Characteristic | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| State Resident Status | ||
| Non‐state resident | 487 | 10 |
| Unknown | 5 | <1 |
| State resident | 4,525 | 90 |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 641 | 13 |
| Male | 4,376 | 87 |
| Age | ||
| 16–19 | 198 | 4 |
| 20–24 | 672 | 13 |
| 25–29 | 715 | 14 |
| 30–34 | 692 | 14 |
| 35–39 | 610 | 12 |
| 40–44 | 608 | 12 |
| 45–49 | 570 | 11 |
| 50–54 | 458 | 9 |
| 55–59 | 279 | 6 |
| 60–64 | 142 | 3 |
| 65+ | 73 | 1 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 295 | 6 |
| Non‐Hispanic | 3,471 | 69 |
| Unavailable | 1,251 | 25 |
| Race | ||
| Black | 1,081 | 22 |
| White | 3,574 | 71 |
| Other | 282 | 5 |
| Unavailable | 80 | 2 |
| Total | 5,017 | 100 |