Table 7. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected worker characteristics and number of days away from work, 1998
West Virginia--private industry
Characteristic Total cases Percent of cases involving Median days away from work
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 [16,678 cases] 100.0 12.8 10.8 19.7 12.4 9.4 5.6 29.3 7
Sex:
  Men 100.0 13.3 10.2 17.8 11.8 8.8 6.6 31.5 9
  Women 100.0 11.8 12.1 23.6 13.5 10.5 3.6 24.8 6
Age:
  14 to 15 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  16 to 19 100.0 24.1 13.1 33.7 8.6 4.3 3.2 13.0 3
  20 to 24  100.0 24.1 13.4 26.1 18.6 4.6 4.6 8.6 3
  25 to 34  100.0 14.5 10.9 19.4 16.0 11.2 4.8 23.3 7
  35 to 44  100.0 10.3 11.3 21.7 9.3 9.6 6.1 31.7 8
  45 to 54  100.0 7.8 8.8 12.3 8.9 10.9 7.0 44.3 24
  55 to 64  100.0 5.5 9.7 15.6 12.2 4.1 4.0 48.9 30
  65 and over 100.0 -- -- 7.2 3.5 44.6 24.6 20.2 20
Occupation:
  Managerial and professional specialty 100.0 14.3 9.0 29.3 11.2 2.4 6.7 27.3 5
  Technical, sales, and administrative support 100.0 16.8 16.6 18.4 12.8 9.3 5.0 21.1 5
  Service 100.0 10.7 12.4 22.9 15.1 9.3 3.3 26.3 6
  Farming, forestry, and fishing 100.0 11.0 20.4 16.8 15.8 20.6 1.2 14.2 6
  Precision production, craft, and repair 100.0 10.4 6.3 17.1 10.6 11.0 7.9 36.6 16
  Operators, fabricators, and laborers 100.0 13.3 9.8 18.7 11.6 9.3 6.1 31.3 9
Length of service with employer:
  Less than 3 months 100.0 13.9 9.5 30.0 15.1 5.0 3.1 23.3 5
  3 to 11 months 100.0 15.9 11.9 22.2 17.8 10.1 2.1 20.0 6
  1 to 5 years 100.0 10.5 12.2 20.5 12.8 9.6 6.6 27.8 7
  More than 5 years 100.0 12.4 9.4 14.4 10.1 10.3 6.8 36.6 14
Race or ethnic origin:
  White, non-Hispanic 100.0 12.6 9.9 21.2 14.0 9.8 5.6 26.8 7
  Black, non-Hispanic 100.0 15.4 15.4 14.5 2.2 16.1 8.7 27.8 11
  Hispanic 100.0 -- -- -- 100.0 -- -- -- 9
  Asian or Pacific Islander 100.0 11.7 51.0 -- -- -- 37.4 -- 2
  American Indian or Alaskan Native 100.0 -- 41.5 58.5 -- -- -- -- 5
 
1 Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or without  SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational 
restricted work activity.  Injuries and Illnesses in cooperation with participating State agencies. 
   
NOTE: Dashes indicate data that are not available. Because of rounding and data exclusion of   
nonclassifiable responses, data may not sum to the totals.   

Last Updated on 10/4/01