Table 5

 Population weighted data representative of crashes in the United States showing work days lost and productivity loss for injured occupants of vehicles that crashed who were working before the crash, by category of injury severity score and body region injured (95% confidence interval)

Average productivity loss per person in crash
People who lost work days who were working before crash (%)Mean work days lostTotal work days lost from crashes in 2001Average productivity loss per person in crash in 2001 ($)Total productivity loss from injured occupants in 2001 ($millions)
Injury severity score
    011.1 (8.4 to 14.0)0.3 (0.2 to 0.4)394 3003749
    1–852.9 (49.5 to 56.3)7.7 (5.4 to 10.1)8 774 2009521084
    9–1290.2 (81.8 to 8.6)219.9 (179.5 to 260.4)3 321 50027 180411
    13–1590.4 (79.7 to 00.0)493.2 (189.8 to 796.5)1 623 40060 960201
    16–2490.0 (84.1 to 95.0)650.2 (287 to 1013.4)3 775 90080 365467
    25–7581.4 (75.9 to 6.9)2202.4 (2079.1 to 2325.7)28 172 400272 2173482
Body region injured
    Head, face, or neck68.4 (62.4 to 4.4)107 (79.6 to 134)36 300,20081 7004487
    Abdomen or thorax80.3 (71.8 to 8.7)144 (89.6 to 199)30 347 700116 1843751
    Spine69.8 (66.1 to 3.5)61.4 (37.6 to 85.3)15 423 100116 1841906
    Upper extremity63.1 (59.2 to 7.0)78.2 (49.2 to 107)16 342 00049 1932020
    Lower extremity67.3 (60.4 to 4.2)84.3 (47.1 to 122)22 592 40056 6092792