Source | Michigan | New Jersey | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
Healthcare professional report1 | 138 | 21.1 | 4 | 1.7 | 142 | 16.1 |
Hospital data2 | 469 | 71.7 | 216 | 93.9 | 685 | 77.5 |
Death certificate data | 11 | 1.7 | 5 | 2.2 | 16 | 1.8 |
Workers' compensation | 36 | 5.5 | 2 | 0.9 | 38 | 4.3 |
Other3 | – | – | 3 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.3 |
TOTAL | 654 | 100.0 | 230 | 100.0 | 884 | 100.0 |
– indicates no cases ascertained.
1 Healthcare professional report includes a physician report to a health department and/or a report from other health care provider or clinic.
2 Hospital data includes hospital discharge data and/or emergency department visit data.
3 Cases have been identified through other reporting sources (e.g., a NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation).
Note:
Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
Hospital data may include ascertainment through reporting by hospital of inpatient hospitalization and ascertainment by hospital record review.
See Appendix for information about data sources and methods.
Source:
Surveillance data as of January 2014, reported by K Rosenman, MJ Reilly, and M Yoder (Michigan); M Lumia and K Worthington (New Jersey).
Citation:
NIOSH 2014. Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance System (eWoRLD). 2014-832 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Respiratory Health Division, Morgantown, WV. Available at: <https://wwwn.cdc.gov/eWorld/Data/832> March 28, 2024.
Reference Number: 2014-832
Date Posted: November 2014
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