Table 8. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work (DAFW)[1] by selected worker characteristics and number of days away from work, private industry, California, 2021-2022
| 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 | 100.0 | 8.4 | 5.8 | 16.4 | 23.4 | 15.2 | 4.9 | 25.9 | 10 | |
| Gender: | Male | 100.0 | 9.5 | 6.2 | 16.3 | 20.7 | 14.4 | 5.3 | 27.6 | 10 |
| Female | 100.0 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 16.5 | 25.3 | 16.2 | 4.4 | 24.7 | 10 | |
| Age: | 14 to 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 16 to 19 | 100.0 | 10.6 | 7.1 | 14.1 | 26.1 | 25.0 | 4.5 | 12.6 | 10 | |
| 20 to 24 | 100.0 | 11.2 | 6.3 | 21.4 | 23.4 | 18.3 | 4.1 | 15.3 | 8 | |
| 25 to 34 | 100.0 | 9.9 | 6.3 | 17.2 | 26.0 | 17.1 | 4.9 | 18.6 | 10 | |
| 35 to 44 | 100.0 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 14.4 | 23.7 | 14.6 | 4.7 | 28.6 | 10 | |
| 45 to 54 | 100.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 15.6 | 21.6 | 12.8 | 5.6 | 33.3 | 11 | |
| 55 to 64 | 100.0 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 12.9 | 18.9 | 12.7 | 5.4 | 37.4 | 14 | |
| 65 and over | 100.0 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 13.0 | 17.9 | 14.8 | 6.4 | 37.0 | 14 | |
| Length of service with employer: | Less than 3 months | 100.0 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 20.9 | 19.0 | 15.8 | 6.9 | 20.8 | 10 |
| 3 to 11 months | 100.0 | 10.6 | 6.2 | 15.9 | 23.1 | 18.2 | 3.8 | 22.3 | 10 | |
| 1 to 5 years | 100.0 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 16.5 | 25.4 | 14.3 | 4.7 | 23.6 | 10 | |
| 5 years or more | 100.0 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 13.9 | 23.0 | 14.5 | 5.2 | 31.9 | 11 | |
| Race or ethnic origin[2]: | White | 100.0 | 13.9 | 8.8 | 16.8 | 23.0 | 9.3 | 6.5 | 21.6 | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100.0 | 10.0 | 7.1 | 20.5 | 18.8 | 12.6 | 4.5 | 26.5 | 9 | |
| Black or African American | 100.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 14.3 | 20.8 | 13.6 | 5.9 | 26.8 | 9 | |
| Asian | 100.0 | 7.9 | 5.5 | 20.9 | 27.8 | 10.6 | 5.1 | 22.3 | 9 | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.0 | 17.7 | -- | 12.7 | -- | 8.9 | -- | 21.5 | 8 | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.0 | 12.0 | 6.3 | 21.4 | 29.7 | 11.5 | 3.1 | 15.6 | 7 | |
| Multi-race | 100.0 | -- | -- | 59.6 | -- | -- | -- | 7.9 | 4 | |
| Hispanic and other | 100.0 | 30.0 | -- | 20.0 | 22.5 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 5 | |
Footnotes
- 1
- Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.
- 2
- Race and ethnicity data do not add to total. Some cases may be counted as both "Multi-race" and "Hispanic and other" race.
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. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating state agencies, November 8, 2023.