TABLE III.
Demographic Characteristics of Responders According to Pre-9/11 Occupation
| Protective services (SOC33) |
Construction (SOC47) |
Electrical, telecommunications & other installation & repair (SOC 49) |
Transportation & material movers (SOC 53) |
Business, engineering and administrative (SOC 11, 13, 17) |
Other occupations |
Total |
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| Characteristic | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| Total number of responders | 8,941 | 47.1 | 4,274 | 22.5 | 1,342 | 7.1 | 698 | 3.7 | 1,109 | 5.9 | 2,605 | 13.7 | 18,969 | 100 |
| Age | ||||||||||||||
| <30 | 1,196 | 13.4 | 533 | 12.5 | 195 | 14.5 | 53 | 7.6 | 96 | 8.7 | 412 | 15.8 | 2,485 | 13.1 |
| 30-39 | 5,049 | 56.5 | 1,494 | 35 | 461 | 34.4 | 223 | 32 | 347 | 31.3 | 798 | 30.6 | 8,372 | 44.1 |
| 40-49 | 2,321 | 25.96 | 1,491 | 34.9 | 431 | 32.1 | 282 | 38.5 | 427 | 38.5 | 809 | 31.1 | 5,761 | 30.4 |
| 50-59 | 348 | 3.9 | 652 | 15.3 | 230 | 17.1 | 126 | 18.2 | 202 | 18.2 | 449 | 17.2 | 2,007 | 10.6 |
| >60 | 27 | 0.3 | 104 | 2.4 | 25 | 1.9 | 14 | 3.3 | 37 | 3.3 | 137 | 5.3 | 344 | 1.8 |
| Male gender | 7,625 | 85.3 | 4,033 | 94.4 | 1,261 | 94 | 669 | 95.9 | 909 | 82 | 1,729 | 66.4 | 16,226 | 85.5 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||
| White | 5,624 | 62.9 | 2,411 | 56.4 | 832 | 62 | 375 | 53.7 | 790 | 71.2 | 1,327 | 50.9 | 11,359 | 59.9 |
| Black | 1,033 | 11.6 | 374 | 8.8 | 200 | 14.9 | 112 | 16.1 | 91 | 8.2 | 225 | 8.6 | 2,035 | 10.7 |
| Other | 2,284 | 25.6 | 1,489 | 34.8 | 310 | 23.1 | 211 | 30.2 | 228 | 20.6 | 1,053 | 40.4 | 5,575 | 23.4 |
| Hispanic | 1,878 | 21.0 | 1,227 | 28.7 | 209 | 15.6 | 139 | 20.0 | 167 | 15.1 | 941 | 36.1 | 4,561 | 24.0 |
| Time first began WTC-related work | ||||||||||||||
| 11 Sep. 2001 | ||||||||||||||
| In the dust cloud | 2,595 | 29 | 378 | 8.8 | 163 | 12.2 | 78 | 11.2 | 210 | 18.9 | 410 | 15.7 | 3,834 | 20.2 |
| Not in the dust cloud | 2,797 | 31.3 | 589 | 13.8 | 234 | 17.4 | 126 | 18.1 | 237 | 21.4 | 419 | 16.1 | 4,402 | 23.2 |
| Do not know | 49 | 0.6 | 12 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 9 | 0.8 | 15 | 0.6 | 90 | 0.5 |
| 12–14 Sep. 2001 | 2,640 | 29.5 | 1,826 | 42.7 | 570 | 42.5 | 329 | 47.1 | 412 | 37.2 | 802 | 30.8 | 6,579 | 34.7 |
| 15–30 Sep. 2001 | 622 | 7 | 941 | 22 | 269 | 20 | 112 | 16.1 | 166 | 15 | 663 | 25.5 | 2,773 | 14.6 |
| On or after 10ct. | 140 | 1.6 | 479 | 11.2 | 71 | 5.3 | 34 | 4.9 | 65 | 5.9 | 258 | 9.9 | 1,047 | 5.5 |
| Number of responders during the time period | ||||||||||||||
| September, 2001 | 8,698 | 49.3 | 3,731 | 21.1 | 1,253 | 7.1 | 650 | 3.7 | 1,020 | 5.8 | 2,299 | 13 | 17,651 | 100 |
| October, 2001 | 7,209 | 52.1 | 2,761 | 20 | 1,041 | 7.5 | 478 | 3.5 | 696 | 5 | 1,662 | 12 | 13,847 | 100 |
| November–December, 2001 | 6,196 | 51 | 2,539 | 21 | 929 | 7.6 | 424 | 3.5 | 601 | 4.9 | 1,470 | 12.1 | 12,159 | 100 |
| January–June, 2002 | 4,305 | 51.1 | 1,771 | 21 | 616 | 7.3 | 315 | 3.7 | 445 | 5.3 | 978 | 11.6 | 8,430 | 100 |
| Average days worked (mean, SD) | ||||||||||||||
| September, 2001 | 13.2 | 6.4 | 11.8 | 6.2 | 14.2 | 5.3 | 13 | 6.3 | 11.7 | 6.4 | 10.3 | 6.1 | 12.5 | 6.3 |
| October, 2001 | 17.1 | 9.5 | 22.8 | 8.8 | 23.7 | 8.2 | 22.4 | 9.3 | 19.9 | 9.5 | 19.8 | 9.4 | 19.4 | 9.6 |
| November–December, 2001 | 27 | 17.8 | 38.3 | 18.1 | 38.5 | 16.9 | 38.4 | 18.5 | 33.6 | 18.4 | 34.3 | 18 | 31.9 | 18.6 |
| January–June, 2002 | 49.6 | 46.1 | 77.7 | 52.6 | 84.5 | 52.7 | 84.6 | 55.1 | 82.5 | 54.1 | 70.7 | 50.5 | 63.5 | 51.4 |
| All periods | 72.2 | 66.2 | 86.6 | 77.8 | 101.5 | 78.8 | 95.3 | 85.8 | 81.7 | 83.3 | 72.5 | 73.9 | 79.0 | 73.3 |