Table 3.
Age-adjusted prevalence1 of prescription opioids and illicit drug use among US adult workers, by industry groups: 2005–2014
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| Sample | No. of Rx opioid | Prev.1 (95%CI) | No. of illicit drug | Prev.1 (95%CI) | |
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| All | 16,421 | 615 | 4.4 (3.9, 4.9) | 1,550 | 9.7 (9.0, 10.4) |
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| Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting | 252 | 5 | 2.5 (0.9, 6.8)# | 9 | 3.8 (1.6, 8.4)# |
| Mining | 92 | 4 | 7.4 (2.9, 17.8) # | 17 | 20.1 (13.2, 29.4) |
| Utilities | 125 | 5 | 4.6 (1.4, 14.5) # | 5 | 4.2 (1.5, 11.2)# |
| Construction | 1,235 | 52 | 5.4 (3.8, 7.6) | 180 | 14.6 (12.2, 17.4) |
| Manufacturing: durable goods | 1,063 | 29 | 3.5 (2.1, 5.7) | 82 | 8.1 (6.1, 10.7) |
| Manufacturing: non-durable goods | 750 | 23 | 3.7 (2.3, 5.9) | 56 | 9.8 (7.2, 13.2) |
| Wholesale trade | 461 | 17 | 4.6 (2.5, 8.1) | 51 | 11.8 (8.7, 15.8) |
| Retail trade | 1,733 | 68 | 5.1 (3.7, 7.1) | 187 | 9.2 (7.5, 11.2) |
| Transportation and warehousing | 688 | 36 | 4.9 (3.0, 7.9) | 57 | 10.0 (7.4, 13.3) |
| Information | 384 | 14 | 3.3 (1.6, 6.7) # | 49 | 13.0 (9.4, 17.6) |
| Finance and insurance | 610 | 18 | 3.2 (1.8, 5.5) | 47 | 8.3 (5.6, 12.2) |
| Real estate and rental & leasing | 347 | 16 | 5.4 (2.8, 10.3) | 51 | 17.7 (12.0, 25.2) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 878 | 21 | 2.9 (1.7, 4.7) | 62 | 7.9 (6.0, 10.2) |
| Administrative, waste management services | 853 | 29 | 3.1 (2.0, 4.8) | 107 | 13.2 (10.5, 16.5) |
| Educational services | 1,294 | 36 | 2.2 (1.5, 3.2) | 71 | 5.5 (4.0, 7.6) |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,204 | 103 | 5.8 (4.6, 7.3) | 121 | 5.4 (4.2, 6.9) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 358 | 14 | 4.3 (2.2, 8.3) | 53 | 17.2 (11.7, 24.6) |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,332 | 54 | 6.4 (4.1, 9.7) | 220 | 15.5 (12.2, 19.5) |
| Other services (except public administration) | 800 | 35 | 4.3 (2.9, 6.5) | 83 | 12.1 (9.1, 16.0) |
| Private households | 200 | 6 | 4.3 (1.8, 10.2)# | 6 | 6.1 (2.6, 13.7) |
| Public administration | 666 | 27 | 4.0 (2.7, 5.9) | 28 | 4.0 (2.7, 5.9) # |
1
Prevalence estimates were age adjusted to the 2010 U.S. workers standard population by Bureau of Labor Statistics, using five age groups: 18–34, 35–44, 45–54, 55–64, 65+ years.
2
Marijuana, hashish, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and needle injections drugs (cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, steroids, and any other drugs).
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The estimate of prevalence is unreliable because the relative standard error of the estimate is larger than 30%.