NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SUPPLEMENT
Public Safety Occupations
These charts summarize the 2010 NHIS-OHS data for the occupations within the Public Safety sector 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 Public Safety occupations consisted of 204 persons, representing approximately 1.8 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 Public Safety occupations. All Public Safety workers are compared to all U.S. workers combined, and comparisons are made among 4 specific Public Safety occupational categories.
Charts
- Description of Public Safety workers in the US
- All US workers vs. the Public Safety 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