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, 1999
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 [15,940 cases] 100.0 13.2 11.0 19.5 14.7 11.6 4.8 25.1 7
Sex:
  Men 100.0 13.7 9.6 20.4 16.1 10.1 3.6 26.5 7
  Women 100.0 12.4 13.5 18.2 12.5 14.0 6.7 22.7 7
Age:
  14 to 15 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  16 to 19 100.0 27.1 11.9 25.2 14.4 14.9 2.9 3.6 4
  20 to 24  100.0 16.1 15.9 22.1 19.5 10.0 1.7 14.6 5
  25 to 34  100.0 15.0 11.2 23.6 14.3 11.7 5.0 19.2 6
  35 to 44  100.0 12.1 10.5 17.7 14.7 11.4 6.9 26.9 8
  45 to 54  100.0 12.1 8.8 17.6 13.4 11.3 4.6 32.3 10
  55 to 64  100.0 4.2 10.8 11.1 11.0 13.4 2.4 47.1 20
  65 and over 100.0 2.0 4.4 20.8 15.6 23.2 0.7 33.3 14
Occupation:
  Managerial and professional specialty 100.0 17.1 6.9 28.4 12.8 6.1 6.2 22.5 5
  Technical, sales, and administrative support 100.0 13.8 9.0 20.3 11.9 16.8 7.6 20.6 8
  Service 100.0 14.4 13.4 24.7 12.3 12.6 5.3 17.3 5
  Farming, forestry, and fishing 100.0 10.0 9.4 25.2 27.4 10.6 3.2 14.3 6
  Precision production, craft, and repair 100.0 15.0 10.4 14.1 14.7 8.9 4.6 32.4 8
  Operators, fabricators, and laborers 100.0 11.4 11.0 17.2 16.9 11.0 3.6 29.0 8
Length of service with employer:
  Less than 3 months 100.0 8.2 13.3 22.9 15.1 16.6 4.4 19.5 7
  3 to 11 months 100.0 15.3 11.1 21.1 10.6 13.4 4.8 23.8 7
  1 to 5 years 100.0 15.2 12.6 21.6 13.3 10.5 5.6 21.2 6
  More than 5 years 100.0 11.7 8.0 15.9 16.7 10.6 4.6 32.6 10
Race or ethnic origin:
  White, non-Hispanic 100.0 13.4 12.2 21.2 12.9 12.0 5.4 22.9 7
  Black, non-Hispanic 100.0 14.9 14.2 17.7 23.0 8.5 3.0 18.5 7
  Hispanic 100.0 19.6 16.0 48.4 16.0 -- -- -- 4
  Asian or Pacific Islander -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
  American Indian or Alaskan Native -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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 9/24/01
By L McCormick