NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SUPPLEMENT
Healthcare and Social Assistance Industries
These charts summarize the 2010 NHIS-OHS data for the Healthcare and Social Assistance industries in an effort to provide industry leaders with information so they can better understand health and exposure burdens specific to their workforce.
Survey Sample
In the 2010 NHIS-OHS, the sample of those employed in the Healthcare and Social Assistance industries consisted of 2,478 persons, representing approximately 20.5 million workers. The charts linked below show the prevalence (rates) of selected health outcomes; work organization and psychosocial factors; and physical and chemical exposures among workers in the Healthcare and Social Assistance industries. All Healthcare and Social Assistance workers are compared to all U.S. workers combined, and comparisons are made among specific Healthcare and Social Assistance industries.
Charts
- Description of Healthcare and Social Assistance workers in the US
- All US workers vs. Healthcare and Social Assistance workers
- Health conditions
- Work organization factors
- Psychosocial exposures
- Physical and chemical exposures
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- Page last reviewed: December 2, 2015
- Page last updated: December 2, 2015
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies