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, 2017
| 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 | 11.5 | 8.9 | 16.1 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 7.9 | 34.6 | 13 | |
| Gender: | Male | 100.0 | 11.1 | 8.3 | 16.1 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 7.9 | 34.2 | 13 |
| Female | 100.0 | 12.1 | 9.9 | 16.1 | 9.0 | 10.1 | 7.9 | 35.1 | 13 | |
| Age: | 14 to 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 16 to 19 | 100.0 | 13.0 | 14.9 | 17.2 | 13.4 | 9.5 | 10.7 | 21.4 | 6 | |
| 20 to 24 | 100.0 | 18.2 | 12.6 | 22.2 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 5.7 | 17.7 | 5 | |
| 25 to 34 | 100.0 | 14.8 | 12.2 | 17.6 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 8.1 | 25.0 | 7 | |
| 35 to 44 | 100.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 15.8 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 36.5 | 14 | |
| 45 to 54 | 100.0 | 9.8 | 7.7 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 7.6 | 41.8 | 20 | |
| 55 to 64 | 100.0 | 8.2 | 6.0 | 15.8 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 7.4 | 42.7 | 21 | |
| 65 and over | 100.0 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 16.8 | 7.9 | 12.1 | 9.3 | 43.7 | 26 | |
| Length of service with employer: | Less than 3 months | 100.0 | 12.9 | 11.5 | 22.0 | 11.9 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 25.1 | 7 |
| 3 to 11 months | 100.0 | 13.5 | 8.9 | 17.6 | 9.9 | 13.6 | 9.3 | 27.3 | 11 | |
| 1 to 5 years | 100.0 | 13.0 | 9.5 | 15.7 | 11.4 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 33.8 | 11 | |
| 5 years or more | 100.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 42.8 | 21 | |
| Race or ethnic origin[2]: | White | 100.0 | 14.7 | 8.3 | 17.1 | 8.7 | 10.1 | 5.6 | 35.5 | 12 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100.0 | 10.4 | 9.0 | 15.8 | 14.0 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 32.9 | 11 | |
| Black or African American | 100.0 | 7.3 | 10.9 | 13.4 | 5.5 | 13.9 | 19.4 | 29.4 | 20 | |
| Asian | 100.0 | 11.4 | 8.0 | 14.4 | 10.9 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 37.8 | 17 | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.0 | 34.6 | 11.5 | 15.4 | -- | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3 | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.0 | 13.8 | 25.9 | 12.1 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 34.5 | 5 | |
| Multi-race | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30 | |
| Hispanic and other | 100.0 | -- | -- | 11.1 | -- | -- | 29.6 | 59.3 | 67 | |
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, 2018.