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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 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 |
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NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.
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SOURCE: U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
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