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Appendix A: Epidemiological and Demographic Tables
Pages 279-282

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... SOURCE: Labor force participation figures for 1970­2001 are author's calculations using March CPS Annual Demographic files. TABLE A-4 Distribution of Older Workers Across Major Industrial Categories.
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... TABLE A-16 Number of Nonfatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Involving Days Away from Work (1) by Selected Worker Characteristics and Industry Division, 2000 (thousands)
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... Claims include all those from approximately 160,000 employers covered by the Washington State Insurance Fund. TABLE A-19 Number and Percent Distribution of Currently Employed Adults 18 Years of Age and Over, by Sex and Length of Time Spent Daily at Specified Types of Work Activity, According to Selected Socioeconomic Characteristics: United States, 1988.
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