COVID-19 deaths by occupation, Massachusetts, March 1-July 31, 2020.

ABSTRACT:

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

SUBMITTER: Hawkins D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8013546 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature