Table 8. 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, private industry, California, 2018
| 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 or more days | |||
| Total | 100.0 | 11.7 | 9.3 | 16.5 | 11.7 | 10.1 | 5.9 | 34.8 | 11 | |
| Gender: | Male | 100.0 | 11.7 | 9.7 | 16.4 | 11.8 | 10.0 | 5.9 | 34.5 | 11 |
| Female | 100.0 | 11.4 | 8.6 | 16.6 | 11.7 | 10.2 | 5.8 | 35.6 | 12 | |
| Age: | 14 to 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 16 to 19 | 100.0 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 30.0 | 14.6 | 12.0 | 5.6 | 19.3 | 6 | |
| 20 to 24 | 100.0 | 12.7 | 11.2 | 18.1 | 19.1 | 13.0 | 4.8 | 21.1 | 8 | |
| 25 to 34 | 100.0 | 13.4 | 10.3 | 20.7 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 5.3 | 27.8 | 7 | |
| 35 to 44 | 100.0 | 11.9 | 11.3 | 14.4 | 8.5 | 10.2 | 6.6 | 37.0 | 14 | |
| 45 to 54 | 100.0 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 39.8 | 16 | |
| 55 to 64 | 100.0 | 11.5 | 6.6 | 14.1 | 11.2 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 43.2 | 19 | |
| 65 and over | 100.0 | 13.0 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 5.8 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 44.3 | 24 | |
| Length of service with employer: | Less than 3 months | 100.0 | 10.2 | 12.5 | 25.4 | 11.6 | 9.9 | 4.7 | 25.6 | 6 |
| 3 to 11 months | 100.0 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 18.0 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 5.8 | 31.8 | 9 | |
| 1 to 5 years | 100.0 | 12.7 | 8.5 | 17.2 | 13.1 | 10.7 | 5.5 | 32.3 | 10 | |
| 5 years or more | 100.0 | 10.2 | 7.6 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 6.5 | 42.7 | 20 | |
| Race or ethnic origin[2]: | White | 100.0 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 20.6 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 29.8 | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100.0 | 13.0 | 10.8 | 16.2 | 11.8 | 10.3 | 5.1 | 32.6 | 10 | |
| Black or African American | 100.0 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 19.3 | 11.3 | 8.9 | 5.6 | 38.9 | 14 | |
| Asian | 100.0 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 24.2 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 28.9 | 6 | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.0 | 27.8 | -- | -- | 11.1 | -- | -- | 50.0 | 33 | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.0 | 13.9 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 13.9 | 11.1 | -- | 47.2 | 14 | |
| Multi-race | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 55.6 | 36 | |
| Hispanic and other | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 11.1 | -- | -- | 5.6 | 30 | |
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 7, 2019.