COVID-19 deaths by occupation, Massachusetts, March 1-July 31, 2020.
Covid-19
mortality
occupation
Journal
American journal of industrial medicine
ISSN: 1097-0274
Titre abrégé: Am J Ind Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8101110
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 2021
04 2021
Historique:
received:
30
11
2020
revised:
21
12
2020
accepted:
10
01
2021
pubmed:
2
2
2021
medline:
2
4
2021
entrez:
1
2
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Exposure to COVID-19 is more likely among certain occupations compared with others. This descriptive study seeks to explore occupational differences in mortality due to COVID-19 among workers in Massachusetts. Death certificates of those who died from COVID-19 in Massachusetts between March 1 and July 31, 2020 were collected. Occupational information was coded and age-adjusted mortality rates were calculated according to occupation. There were 555 deaths among MA residents of age 16-64, with usable occupation information, resulting in an age-adjusted mortality rate of 16.4 per 100,000 workers. Workers in 11 occupational groups including healthcare support and transportation and material moving had mortality rates higher than that for workers overall. Hispanic and Black workers had age-adjusted mortality rates more than four times higher than that for White workers overall and also had higher rates than Whites within high-risk occupation groups. Efforts should be made to protect workers in high-risk occupations identified in this report from COVID-19 exposure.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Exposure to COVID-19 is more likely among certain occupations compared with others. This descriptive study seeks to explore occupational differences in mortality due to COVID-19 among workers in Massachusetts.
METHODS
Death certificates of those who died from COVID-19 in Massachusetts between March 1 and July 31, 2020 were collected. Occupational information was coded and age-adjusted mortality rates were calculated according to occupation.
RESULTS
There were 555 deaths among MA residents of age 16-64, with usable occupation information, resulting in an age-adjusted mortality rate of 16.4 per 100,000 workers. Workers in 11 occupational groups including healthcare support and transportation and material moving had mortality rates higher than that for workers overall. Hispanic and Black workers had age-adjusted mortality rates more than four times higher than that for White workers overall and also had higher rates than Whites within high-risk occupation groups.
CONCLUSION
Efforts should be made to protect workers in high-risk occupations identified in this report from COVID-19 exposure.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33522627
doi: 10.1002/ajim.23227
pmc: PMC8013546
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
238-244Informations de copyright
© 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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