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HIGHLIGHTS from the Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report, 2002

The following paragraphs highlight selected findings based on data from the United States presented in the 2002 and previous WoRLD Surveillance Reports. Click on the following disease categories to go to the corresponding section.

 
Asbestosis Asthma
Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis (CWP) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Silicosis Respiratory Conditions due to Toxic Agents
Byssinosis Respiratory Tuberculosis
Unspecified/Other Pneumoconioses Lung Cancer
All Pneumoconioses Other Interstitial Pulmonary Diseases
Malignant Mesothelioma Various Work-Related Respiratory Conditions
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (HP) Smoking Prevalence by Occupation and Industry
 

Respiratory Tuberculosis

Among the industry sectors associated with significantly elevated tuberculosis mortality in the 1990-1999 period were: health-care industries (offices and clinics of health practitioners; hospitals; and miscellaneous personal services); agricultural production, crops; and industries with significantly elevated silicosis mortality (nonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuel; metal mining; other primary metal industries; coal mining; and construction).

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Table 12-1. Respiratory tuberculosis: Proportionate mortality ratio (PMR) adjusted for age, sex, and race by usual industry, U.S. residents age 15 and over, selected states and years, 1990-1999

 

Table 3-8. Silicosis: Proportionate mortality ratio (PMR) adjusted for age, sex, and race by usual industry, U.S. residents age 15 and over, selected states and years, 1990-1999


Among occupations associated with significantly elevated tuberculosis mortality in the 1990-1999 period were agricultural occupations (farm workers and farmers, except horticulture), sailors and deckhands, garbage collectors, and occupations associated with significantly elevated silicosis mortality (crushing and grinding machine operators; mining machine operators; construction laborers; and laborers, except construction).

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Table 12-2. Respiratory tuberculosis: Proportionate mortality ratio (PMR) adjusted for age, sex, and race by usual occupation, U.S. residents age 15 and over, selected states and years, 1990-1999

 

Table 3-9. Silicosis: Proportionate mortality ratio (PMR) adjusted for age, sex, and race by usual occupation, U.S. residents age 15 and over, selected states and years, 1990-1999



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