TABLE 2.
Industries where Exposure to Cleaning Products was Associated with Work-Related Asthma: California, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, and New York, 1993–2012*
| Industry (North American Industry Classification System, 2002) | 1993–1997 a | 1998–2012 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA, MA, MI, NJ | CA, MA, MI, NJ, NY | |||
| Number | Percent b | Number | Percent | |
| Healthcare & Social Assistance (622–624) | 93 | 39.6 | 480 | 41.1 |
| Hospitals (622) | 66 | 28.1 | 358 | 30.7 |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623) | 14 | 6.0 | 53 | 4.5 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services (621) | 13 | 5.5 | 42 | 3.6 |
| Social Assistance (624) | 0 | - | 27 | 2.3 |
| Educational Services (611) | 31 | 13.2 | 97 | 8.3 |
| Administrative and Support Services (561) | 6 | 2.6 | 67 | 5.7 |
| Food Services and Drinking Places (722) | 5 | 2.1 | 51 | 4.4 |
| Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922) | 10 | 4.3 | 50 | 4.3 |
| Food and Beverage Stores (445) | 8 | 3.4 | 40 | 3.4 |
| Accommodation (721) | 14 | 6.0 | 38 | 3.3 |
| General Merchandise Stores (452) | 0 | - | 32 | 2.7 |
| Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (336) | 6 | 2.6 | 18 | 1.5 |
| Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries (713) | 6 | 2.6 | 18 | 1.5 |
| Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921) | 3 | 1.3 | 18 | 1.5 |
| Food Manufacturing (311) | 4 | 1.7 | 15 | 1.3 |
| Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation (485) | 2 | 0.9 | 13 | 1.1 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541) | 2 | 0.9 | 12 | 1.0 |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities (524) | 0 | - | 11 | 0.9 |
| All Other Industries | 45 | 19.1 | 207 | 17.7 |
| Total c | 235 | 1167 | ||
Data are available for California (CA), Massachusetts (MA), and Michigan (MI) for the period between 1993 and 2012, New Jersey (NJ) between 1993 and 2011, and New York (NY) between 2009 and 2012.
Cases identified between 1993 and 1997 are presented here with North American Industry Classification System codes instead of the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification used in the earlier publication.
Denominators for percentages exclude cases with missing industry information.
The cases with missing industry information are excluded from the total; 1 case in California from 1993–1997 and 32 cases (California-16, Massachusetts-1, Michigan-4, New Jersey-3, and New York-8) from 1998–2012.