| 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, 2001 | |||||||||||
| West Virginia--private industry | |||||||||||
| Percent of cases involving | |||||||||||
| Characteristic | Total cases |
1 day | 2 days | 3
to 5 days |
6
to 10 days |
11
to 20 days |
21
to 30 days |
31
days or more |
Median days away from work |
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| Total [16,219 cases] | 100.0 | 11.6 | 14.4 | 21.3 | 12.9 | 9.8 | 5.5 | 24.5 | 6 | ||
| Sex: | |||||||||||
| Men | 100.0 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 19.5 | 13.3 | 9.2 | 5.4 | 28.5 | 8 | ||
| Women | 100.0 | 12.5 | 16.7 | 24.4 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 5.7 | 17.5 | 5 | ||
| Age: | |||||||||||
| 14 to 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 16 to 19 | 100.0 | 20.3 | 22.4 | 20.6 | 19.9 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 3 | ||
| 20 to 24 | 100.0 | 12.8 | 16.3 | 30.2 | 12.1 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 18.7 | 5 | ||
| 25 to 34 | 100.0 | 13.4 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 12.2 | 9.6 | 3.5 | 18.7 | 4 | ||
| 35 to 44 | 100.0 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 20.3 | 13.4 | 12.6 | 7.8 | 24.2 | 7 | ||
| 45 to 54 | 100.0 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 20.6 | 12.3 | 9.6 | 6.8 | 32.2 | 9 | ||
| 55 to 64 | 100.0 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 9.0 | 3.8 | 43.4 | 18 | ||
| 65 and over | 100.0 | 22.8 | 11.6 | 10.5 | 5.6 | 15.5 | 0.8 | 33.2 | 7 | ||
| Occupation: | |||||||||||
| Managerial and professional specialty | 100.0 | 11.0 | 26.7 | 14.1 | 13.6 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 24.8 | 5 | ||
| Technical, sales, and administrative support | 100.0 | 14.8 | 13.0 | 23.3 | 15.8 | 12.3 | 3.5 | 17.4 | 5 | ||
| Service | 100.0 | 12.6 | 17.8 | 27.1 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 4.4 | 17.8 | 4 | ||
| Farming, forestry, and fishing | 100.0 | 7.4 | 15.8 | 20.3 | 13.8 | 1.7 | 16.1 | 25.0 | 10 | ||
| Precision production, craft, and repair | 100.0 | 7.7 | 12.6 | 20.2 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 6.4 | 29.7 | 9 | ||
| Operators, fabricators, and laborers | 100.0 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 18.5 | 13.7 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 28.8 | 8 | ||
| Length of service with employer: | |||||||||||
| Less than 3 months | 100.0 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 33.0 | 13.4 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 22.8 | 5 | ||
| 3 to 11 months | 100.0 | 12.5 | 16.6 | 24.8 | 10.5 | 11.7 | 3.7 | 20.1 | 5 | ||
| 1 to 5 years | 100.0 | 12.6 | 15.1 | 19.7 | 13.2 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 23.9 | 6 | ||
| More than 5 years | 100.0 | 11.4 | 14.7 | 17.8 | 14.3 | 11.4 | 5.7 | 24.6 | 7 | ||
| Race or ethnic origin: | |||||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 100.0 | 12.0 | 15.3 | 22.3 | 13.6 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 22.0 | 6 | ||
| Black, non-Hispanic | 100.0 | 18.4 | 19.4 | 18.0 | 13.3 | 8.4 | 5.8 | 16.7 | 5 | ||
| Hispanic | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 19.3 | 9.5 | 71.2 | -- | 22 | ||
| Asian or Pacific Islander | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 100.0 | -- | 63.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36.1 | 2 | ||
| 1Days-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. | |||||||||||