Table 1

Estimated fatal occupational injury rate per 100000 worker years in 1980 and estimated annual rate of change 1980–96 by demographic group and cause of death

All injuriesUnintentional injuriesHomicide
1980 rate*Annual % change*95% CI†1980 rateAnnual % change95% CI1980 rateAnnual % change95% CI
*Estimated from the Poisson regression model log(rate) = β0 + β1 (year); 1980 rate = 100000[exp(β0)]; annual percent change = 100[exp(β1)−1].
†95% confidence interval (CI) for annual % change.
All workers5.78−3.28−3.42 to −3.155.08−3.70−3.85 to −3.550.71−0.90−1.24 to −0.55
Age
    16–203.38−7.09−7.92 to −6.243.15−7.91−8.79 to −7.020.27−1.27−3.68 to 1.20
    20–495.63−3.79−3.94 to −3.644.98−4.32−4.49 to −4.150.67−0.76−1.18 to −0.33
    50–646.31−1.81−2.10 to −1.525.50−2.04−2.35 to −1.730.82−0.48−1.26 to 0.30
    ≥6511.59−1.77−2.27 to −1.279.61−1.39−1.93 to −0.852.00−4.04−5.34 to −2.71
Sex
    Men9.58−2.98−3.12 to −2.858.60−3.36−3.51 to −3.211.00−0.43−0.82 to −0.04
    Women0.62−0.90−1.46 to −0.330.32−0.44−1.22 to 0.340.32−1.37−2.17 to −0.58
Race
    Black6.09−3.17−3.57 to −2.774.82−3.82−4.30 to −3.351.28−1.15−1.98 to −0.32
    White5.72−3.77−3.92 to −3.625.10−3.94−4.09 to −3.790.62−2.43−2.87 to −1.99
    Other6.94−0.71−1.15 to −0.265.59−1.88−2.40 to −1.361.412.551.65 to 3.46