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, 2000
 
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  [15,757 cases]
100.0
13.0
12.3
22.9
11.9
8.8
5.8
25.4
6
Sex:
  Men
100.0
12.6
12.0
23.3
11.3
8.6
5.7
26.5
6
  Women
100.0
14.0
12.9
22.1
12.9
9.2
6.0
22.9
6
Age:
  14 to 15
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
  16 to 19
100.0
14.9
13.9
34.1
12.0
9.1
1.8
14.3
4
  20 to 24
100.0
17.2
10.6
29.9
12.0
9.2
5.1
16.1
4
  25 to 34
100.0
14.9
11.1
27.9
9.9
8.9
7.0
20.3
5
  35 to 44
100.0
14.3
15.8
19.1
13.6
8.6
5.0
23.6
6
  45 to 54
100.0
8.6
10.0
18.5
12.4
8.7
4.2
37.6
12
  55 to 64
100.0
7.6
14.2
14.9
12.0
8.1
7.4
35.7
12
  65 and over
100.0
--
8.7
4.8
1.2
19.8
15.1
50.3
45
Occupation:
  Managerial and professional specialty
100.0
31.5
15.6
17.7
7.5
7.8
3.8
16.1
3
  Technical, sales, and administrative support
100.0
10.7
15.1
25.7
13.2
9.8
3.5
22.0
5
  Service
100.0
16.4
12.3
26.0
12.7
7.7
6.6
18.3
5
  Farming, forestry, and fishing
100.0
11.4
16.2
9.4
31.9
7.7
0.8
22.7
9
  Precision production, craft, and repair
100.0
11.3
10.0
21.9
11.2
7.9
4.1
33.6
8
  Operators, fabricators, and laborers
100.0
10.3
11.7
22.0
10.8
9.6
7.4
28.2
8
Length of service with employer:
  Less than 3 months
100.0
13.7
12.6
27.4
11.7
10.8
3.6
20.2
5
  3 to 11 months
100.0
9.3
10.1
29.1
14.5
7.1
6.0
24.0
6
  1 to 5 years
100.0
13.3
14.4
21.5
10.7
8.8
6.4
24.9
6
  More than 5 years
100.0
10.9
10.5
21.3
12.0
8.9
6.4
30.0
9
Race or ethnic origin:
  White, non-Hispanic
100.0
12.5
12.3
24.9
11.5
9.0
6.3
23.6
6
  Black, non-Hispanic
100.0
3.7
13.2
16.5
20.2
5.5
6.4
34.4
8
  Hispanic
100.0
7.3
8.7
49.1
26.3
--
--
8.7
4
  Asian or Pacific Islander
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
  American Indian or Alaskan Native
100.0
72.3
--
10.0
13.5
4.2
--
--
1
1Days-away-from-work cases include those which result in days away from work with or withoutrestricted work activity.              SOURCE:Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. S. Department of Labor, Survey of Occupational 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.