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Table 7. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work by selected worker characteristics and number of days away from work, United States, 2002

Originally Posted: April 28, 2004

Table 7. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work(1) by selected worker characteristics and number of days away from work, United States, 2002
Characteristic Percent of cases involving Median days away from work
Total cases 1 day 2 days 3 to 5 days 6 to 10 days 11 to 20 days 21 to 30 days 31 days or more

Total [1,436,194 cases]

 100.0 15.0 11.2 18.6 12.4 11.0 6.7 25.1 7
Sex:

Men

 100.0 14.6 10.9 18.1 12.4 11.3 6.9 25.7 8

Women

 100.0 15.7 11.9 19.4 12.6 10.6 6.2 23.7 6
Age:

14 to 15

 100.0 4.4 17.1 4.1 50.6 1.2 9.6 12.9 7

16 to 19

 100.0 19.8 17.9 25.3 12.7 10.4 4.9 9.0 4

20 to 24

 100.0 19.8 13.8 22.4 12.9 10.9 5.5 14.7 5

25 to 34

 100.0 17.1 12.5 19.6 12.7 10.7 6.5 21.0 6

35 to 44

 100.0 14.1 10.9 17.9 12.3 10.8 6.6 27.4 8

45 to 54

 100.0 12.4 9.7 16.8 12.1 11.8 7.4 29.8 10

55 to 64

 100.0 11.4 8.6 15.8 12.3 11.6 7.3 33.0 12

65 and over

 100.0 11.7 7.9 17.0 12.0 9.7 7.6 34.2 12
Occupation:

Managerial and professional specialty

 100.0 16.2 12.0 19.5 12.1 11.8 6.3 22.1 6

Technical, sales, and administrative support

 100.0 17.2 11.7 19.3 12.4 10.3 5.8 23.3 6

Service

 100.0 15.3 13.7 20.5 13.5 10.6 5.7 20.7 6

Farming, forestry, and fishing

 100.0 16.2 12.4 20.2 12.3 10.9 6.7 21.4 6

Precision production, craft, and repair

 100.0 14.8 10.1 17.2 11.2 11.1 7.6 28.0 9

Operators, fabricators, and laborers

 100.0 13.6 10.2 17.6 12.6 11.4 7.2 27.4 9
Length of service with employer:

Less than 3 months

 100.0 17.6 13.3 20.2 12.6 10.5 6.1 19.7 5

3 to 11 months

 100.0 15.7 12.6 20.2 12.8 10.4 6.3 22.0 6

1 to 5 years

 100.0 15.6 11.2 18.4 12.6 11.1 6.5 24.6 7

More than 5 years

 100.0 12.7 9.4 17.0 11.9 11.7 7.4 29.9 10
Race or ethnic origin:

White, non-Hispanic

 100.0 16.2 11.6 18.8 12.2 10.6 6.9 23.7 7

Black, non-Hispanic

 100.0 14.0 12.2 20.0 12.3 12.0 6.4 23.1 7

Hispanic

 100.0 13.3 12.5 18.0 12.6 10.9 6.3 26.4 7

Asian or Pacific Islander

 100.0 12.6 11.2 21.9 12.5 10.9 7.0 23.8 7

American Indian or Alaskan Native

 100.0 14.8 11.7 17.8 11.2 13.3 6.2 25.1 8

Multi-race

 100.0 15.5 12.6 39.9 6.0 3.2 7.1 15.7 3

Footnotes:
(1) Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.

NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.

SOURCE: U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.

 

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