Table 1.
Distribution of 118 Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) and Transport Workers Union (TWU) New York City (NYC) metro area transit workers who died from COVID‐19 by demographic, work‐related, and clinical characteristics—March 30, 2020–July 7, 2020
| ATU and TWU NYC metro area transit worker decedents | ATU and TWU NYC metro area transit worker decedents | |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | N = 118 | % |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 12 | 10 |
| Male | 98 | 83 |
| Unknown | 8 | 7 |
| Age | ||
| Median age (range) | 58 (39–71) | |
| Age category (years) | ||
| 30–39 | 1 | 1 |
| 40–49 | 10 | 8 |
| 50–59 | 34 | 29 |
| 60+ | 28 | 24 |
| Missing/not reported | 45 | 38 |
| Place of birth | ||
| United States | 7 | 6 |
| Not in the United States | 23 | 19 |
| Unknown | 88 | 75 |
| Work‐related characteristics | ||
| Worker classification | ||
| Operator | 54 | 46 |
| Support staff | 35 | 30 |
| Maintenance | 26 | 22 |
| Unknown | 3 | 2 |
| Contact with the public | ||
| Public contact positions | 67 | 57 |
| Nonpublic contact positions | 48 | 41 |
| Unknown | 3 | 2 |
| Tenure in profession | ||
| Median tenure in years (range) | 20 (2–41) | |
| Clinical characteristics | ||
| Hospitalized | ||
| Yes | 17 | 14 |
| No | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown | 100 | 85 |
| Placed on a ventilator | ||
| Yes | 8 | 7 |
| No | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown | 109 | 92 |
| Symptoms reported (n = 10) | ||
| Fever | 6 | — |
| Shortness of breath | 5 | — |
| Cough | 4 | — |
| Fatigue | 2 | — |
| Gastrointestinal symptoms | — | |
| Loss of taste | 1 | — |
| Chest pain | 1 | — |
| Co‐morbidities | ||
| Known | 4 | 3 |
| Unknown | 114 | 97 |