Table 8. Percent distribution of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work (DAFW)[1] by selected worker characteristics and number of days, local government, California, 2021-2022
| Characteristic | Percent of cases involving | Median days | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Total | 100.0 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 11.9 | 27.2 | 20.0 | 4.0 | 24.3 | 10 | |
| Gender: | Male | 100.0 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 10.7 | 26.0 | 21.2 | 4.0 | 25.5 | 11 |
| Female | 100.0 | 7.8 | 4.9 | 13.8 | 29.5 | 17.9 | 3.9 | 22.2 | 10 | |
| Age: | 14 to 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 16 to 19 | 100.0 | -- | -- | 78.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | |
| 20 to 24 | 100.0 | 3.3 | 9.3 | 15.0 | 24.6 | 31.9 | 3.0 | 12.6 | 10 | |
| 25 to 34 | 100.0 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 11.8 | 28.6 | 26.3 | 2.2 | 18.1 | 10 | |
| 35 to 44 | 100.0 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 12.5 | 31.6 | 20.3 | 3.7 | 18.2 | 10 | |
| 45 to 54 | 100.0 | 11.9 | 2.9 | 11.3 | -- | 17.4 | 4.7 | 26.0 | 10 | |
| 55 to 64 | 100.0 | 6.2 | 3.9 | 11.6 | 19.8 | 13.4 | 5.9 | 39.2 | 16 | |
| 65 and over | 100.0 | 8.1 | 3.0 | 19.6 | 27.4 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 29.8 | 9 | |
| Length of service with employer: | Less than 3 months | 100.0 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 19.0 | 9.8 | 21.0 | -- | 28.8 | 13 |
| 3 to 11 months | 100.0 | 10.4 | 7.7 | 10.8 | 15.6 | 33.6 | 2.7 | 19.5 | 11 | |
| 1 to 5 years | 100.0 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 12.1 | 26.4 | 22.7 | 3.9 | 20.5 | 10 | |
| 5 or more years | 100.0 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 11.3 | 28.7 | 16.5 | 4.1 | 27.8 | 10 | |
| Race or ethnic origin[2]: | White | 100.0 | 11.7 | 5.1 | 12.3 | 22.5 | 17.4 | 4.2 | 26.7 | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100.0 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 15.3 | 24.2 | 18.3 | 2.7 | 21.9 | 9 | |
| Black or African American | 100.0 | 10.8 | 2.7 | 15.5 | 17.2 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 41.6 | 18 | |
| Asian | 100.0 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 18.4 | 23.9 | 9.8 | 7.4 | 22.7 | 8 | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 100.0 | 31.6 | -- | -- | -- | 21.1 | -- | -- | 7 | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | 32.1 | 4.9 | 14.8 | 42.0 | 23 | |
| Multi-race | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Hispanic and other | 100.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14 | |
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, 2023.