Worker Health Chartbook 2004

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1		Figure 2-172 Number of deaths of U.S. residents aged 15 or older with pneumoconiosis recorded as an underlying or contributing cause on the death certificate, 1968-1999. During 1968-1999, deaths from asbestosis increased over time, whereas deaths from CWP decreased. Deaths from all pneumoconioses are shown at the top of each stacked bar. The bars slightly overstate the numbers because a small fraction of deaths was associated with more than one type of pneumoconiosis. (Note: Byssinosis data were not available before 1979. Also note that the sum of deaths for various types of pneumoconiosis (N=123,091) exceeds the total number of pneumoconiosis deaths (N=121,982) because some decedents had more than one type of pneumoconiosis recorded on their death certificates.) (Source: NIOSH [2002f].)
2		Figure 2-173 Distribution of pneumoconiosis deaths in U.S. residents aged 15 or older by sex, 1990-1999. Men accounted for more than 98% of the 31,452 decedents with any type of pneumoconiosis during 1990-1999. However, an unusually large proportion of byssinosis decedents (33%) were female. (Note: The sum of deaths for various types of pneumoconiosis exceeds the total number of pneumoconiosis deaths because some decedents had more than one type of pneumoconiosis.) (Source: NIOSH [2002f].)
3		Figure 2-174 Distribution of pneumoconiosis deaths in U.S. residents aged 15 or older by race, 1990-1999. During 1990-1999, decedents with pneumoconiosis were predominantly white. Less than 4% of CWP deaths occurred among nonwhite residents. By contrast, 15% of silicosis decedents were nonwhite. (Note: The sum of deaths for various types of pneumoconiosis exceeds the total number of pneumoconiosis deaths because some decedents had more than one type of pneumoconiosis.) (Source: NIOSH [2002f].)
4		Figure 2-178 Number of deaths of U.S. residents aged 15 or older with byssinosis recorded as an underlying or contributing cause on the death certificate, 1979-1999. The number of byssinosis deaths was fewer than 20 for each year between 1979 and 1999. During this period, byssinosis was listed as the underlying cause in 50% of the byssinosis deaths. (Source: NIOSH [2002f].)
5		Figure 2-179 Age-adjusted mortality rates for byssinosis in U.S. residents aged 15 or older by State, 1990-1999. States with the highest byssinosis mortality rates during 1990-1999 were located predominantly in the Southeast in the textile-producing States. During this period, more than half of byssinosis decedents were residents of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. (Source: NIOSH [2002f].)
6		Figure 2-180 PMRs and 95% confidence intervals for byssinosis in U.S. residents aged 15 or older by industry and occupation, adjusted for age, race, and sex, 1990-1999. Significant byssinosis PMRs were associated with a single industry-yarn, thread, and fabric mills. Among occupations, elevated byssinosis PMRs were associated with miscellaneous textile machine operators, industrial machine repairers, and winding and twisting machine operators. (Note: The figure presents the highest significant PMRs based on five or more deaths.) (Source: NIOSH [2002f].)

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