| Table 2. Number and percent distribution of fatal
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1997-98 |
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1997 |
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Characteristic |
Number |
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Percent |
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Total
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617 |
100.0 |
652 |
100.0 |
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Status |
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Wage and salary workers ................... |
500 |
81.0 |
553 |
84.8 |
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Self-employed** ................................ |
117 |
19.0 |
99 |
15.2 |
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| Gender |
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Men .................................................. |
570 |
92.4 |
596 |
91.4 |
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Women ............................................................ |
47 |
7.6 |
56 |
8.6 |
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Under 20 years ................................. |
11 |
1.8 |
15 |
2.3 |
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20 to 24 years .................................. |
45 |
7.3 |
68 |
10.4 |
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25 to 34 years .................................. |
151 |
24.5 |
151 |
23.2 |
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35 to 44 years ................................. |
145 |
23.5 |
157 |
24.1 |
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45 to 54 years .................................. |
141 |
22.9 |
137 |
21.0 |
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55 to 64 years .................................... |
79 |
12.8 |
78 |
12.0 |
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65 to 74 years .................................... |
26 |
4.2 |
32 |
4.9 |
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75 years and over .................................. |
14 |
2.3 |
13 |
2.0 |
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White ............................................. |
464 |
75.2 |
512 |
78.5 |
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Black ............................................. |
27 |
4.4 |
34 |
5.2 |
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Asian or Pacific Islander .................. |
54 |
8.8 |
71 |
10.9 |
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Other or unknown .......................... |
71 |
11.5 |
35 |
5.4 |
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| Hispanic
Origin |
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Hispanic*** .......................................... |
171 |
27.7 |
189 |
29.0 |
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Figures
for 1998 are preliminary and will be updated as new cases are |
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determined to be work-related |
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Includes
paid and unpaid family workers, and may include owners of |
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incorporated businesses,
or members of partnerships. |
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| *** |
Persons identified as
Hispanic may be of any race. |
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| Note: Totals may include data for subcategories
not shown separately. |
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Percentages may not add to totals due
to rounding. |
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| Source: California Division of Labor Statistics
and Research, in cooperation |
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with the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Census of Fatal Occupational |
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Injuries,
1997-98. |
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