Research indicates that rates of heavy alcohol and illicit drug use, and alcohol
and illicit drug dependence and abuse vary across industries and occupations.
Employers test for alcohol or drug use during the hiring process and on a random
basis at differing rates as well. These statistics can be viewed by Industry
Category or Occupation Category:
INDUSTRY CATEGORIES
OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORIES
The information pertains to full-time workers aged 18 to 64 and
was sourced from the
Worker Substance Use and Workplace Policies and Programs
report published in 2007 by the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration for the years 2002-2004 combined.
The report’s statistics were originally generated from face-to-face
interviews with a representative sample of the population.
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Larson, S.L., Eyerman, J., Foster, M.S., and Gfroerer, J.C.
(2007). Worker Substance Use and Workplace Policies and Programs
(DHHS Publication No. SMA 07-4273, Analytic Series A-29).
Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration, Office of Applied Studies.
The North American Industry Classification System (which categorizes
all industries into 19 major groups) and the 2000 Standard Occupational
Classification released by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics (which categorizes all occupations into 21 major groups) were
used to classify industries and occupations in the Worker Substance Use
and Workplace Policies and Programs report. Details are available in the
report’s
Appendix D: Occupational and Industry Classifications.
Industry Categories relate to the industry in which a person works,
regardless of occupation. For example, a company’s chief executive (whose
occupational classification is Executive, Administrative and Managerial
Occupations), bookkeeper (whose occupational classification is Office and
Administrative Support Workers) and cafeteria cook (whose occupational
classification is Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations) are
all included in the same data set corresponding to the employer’s industry classification.
Occupation Categories relate to the occupation in which a person works, regardless of
industry. For example, bookkeepers in the Construction, Manufacturing and Retail Trade
are all included in the Office and Administrative Support data set.
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