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, 2020
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 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 11.8 | 15.6 | 24.9 | 8.5 | 28.0 | 14 | |
Gender: | Male | 100.0 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 21.7 | 7.7 | 30.4 | 14 |
Female | 100.0 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 10.1 | 16.4 | 27.7 | 9.4 | 25.2 | 14 | |
Age: | 14 to 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
16 to 19 | 100.0 | 15.4 | 4.2 | 17.9 | 15.4 | 28.4 | 8.1 | 10.2 | 10 | |
20 to 24 | 100.0 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 26.1 | 18.2 | 24.3 | 6.7 | 13.9 | 10 | |
25 to 34 | 100.0 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 11.4 | 16.3 | 25.6 | 8.5 | 25.1 | 14 | |
35 to 44 | 100.0 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 12.1 | 17.2 | 26.5 | 8.7 | 25.4 | 14 | |
45 to 54 | 100.0 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 13.9 | 20.7 | 9.6 | 35.6 | 16 | |
55 to 64 | 100.0 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 10.0 | 14.4 | 20.9 | 7.7 | 36.1 | 16 | |
65 and over | 100.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 27.3 | 6.9 | 38.7 | 18 | |
Length of service with employer: | Less than 3 months | 100.0 | 8.9 | 10.8 | 14.9 | 16.0 | 18.3 | 8.1 | 23.1 | 10 |
3 to 11 months | 100.0 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 20.2 | 14.4 | 20.2 | 9.0 | 23.3 | 12 | |
1 to 5 years | 100.0 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 12.1 | 15.7 | 26.3 | 8.1 | 27.1 | 14 | |
5 years or more | 100.0 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 8.2 | 16.2 | 25.6 | 8.7 | 32.4 | 15 | |
Race or ethnic origin[2]: | White | 100.0 | 7.8 | 3.7 | 19.8 | 15.5 | 17.1 | 7.8 | 28.4 | 12 |
Hispanic or Latino | 100.0 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 11.2 | 15.1 | 25.0 | 8.7 | 27.1 | 14 | |
Black or African American | 100.0 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 17.4 | 18.2 | 16.6 | 7.0 | 30.7 | 14 | |
Asian | 100.0 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 13.8 | 30.8 | 8.7 | 30.0 | 14 | |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.0 | -- | -- | 17.6 | 17.6 | 11.8 | -- | 35.3 | 14 | |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.0 | 9.2 | 2.6 | 11.8 | 21.1 | 17.1 | 6.6 | 31.6 | 14 | |
Multi-race | 100.0 | 38.5 | -- | -- | 30.8 | -- | 23.1 | -- | 7 | |
Hispanic and other | 100.0 | -- | -- | 20.0 | -- | 45.0 | -- | 15.0 | 15 |
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 3, 2021