New on AskCHIS! Health, insurance data by industry and occupation
How much does the health of California workers compare from industry to industry? Which workers have the highest, or lowest, rates of health insurance? You can now search and easily compare health, demographic and insurance topics by industry and occupation on the free web query tool AskCHIS. According to 2014 data, workers in education, health care and social assistance had high rates of excellent/good self-rated health and health coverage ― more than 90 percent of this group had insurance.
Conversely, nearly 40 percent of workers in agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining lacked health insurance, the highest uninsurance rate of all industry groups.
AskCHIS now offers 14 industry and 13 occupation categories:
Industry categories:
• Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining
• Construction
• Manufacturing
• Wholesale Trade
• Retail Trade
• Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities
• Information
• Finance and Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing
• Professional, Scientific, Management
• Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance
• Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services
• Other Services, Except Public Administration
• Public Administration
• Military Occupation categories:
• Management, Business, and Financial
• Computer, Engineering, and Science
• Education, Legal, Community Service, Arts, and Media
• Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
• Service
• Sales and Related Occupations
• Office and Administrative Support
• Farming, Fishing, and Forestry
• Construction and Extraction
• Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
• Production
• Transportation and Material Moving
• Military Specific The new industry and occupation (I & O) indicators in AskCHIS are coded with the help of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH) Industry & Occupation Computerized Coding System (NIOCCS). NIOCCS is a web-based system that classifies industry and occupation responses into standardized codes that match the U.S. Census 2010 I & O classification scheme. AskCHIS is supported by a grant from The California Endowment.
Log onto AskCHIS and search the sequence Topic>Select a category>Demographic>Employment to find indicators by industry and occupation.
About the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) is one of the nation’s leading health policy research centers and the premier source of health policy information for California. UCLA CHPR improves the public’s health through high quality, objective, and evidence-based research and data that informs effective policymaking. UCLA CHPR is the home of the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) and is part of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. For more information, visit healthpolicy.ucla.edu.
