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Table 1. Prevalence of selected health conditions; work organization and psychosocial factors; and physical and chemical exposures among U.S. workers (Retail Trade Sector vs. All U.S. workers, 2010)

All U.S. workers Retail Trade Sector
Prevalence (%) Standard Error of Prevalence 95% Confidence Interval Prevalence (%) Standard Error of Prevalence 95% Confidence Interval
Health Conditions Dermatitis in the past 12 months1 9.8 0.3 9.2-10.3 8.0 0.9 6.3-9.7
Carpal tunnel syndrome in the past 12 months1 3.1 0.2 2.8-3.4 3.5 0.4 2.7-4.4
Current asthma1 7.2 0.2 6.7-7.6 8.2 0.9 6.5-9.9
Injury or poisoning at work in the past 12 months1 2.8 0.4 2.0-3.4 3.2* 1.6 0.2-6.6
Work Organization Factors Work 60 hours a week or more2 7.2 0.3 6.7-7.7 6.0 0.8 4.6-7.5
Work 48 hours a week or more2 18.7 0.4 18.0-19.5 16.2 1.0 14.1-18.2
Non-standard work arrangements1 18.7 0.4 18.0-19.4 10.8 0.9 9.1-12.5
Temporary employment1 7.2 0.3 6.7-7.7 4.0 0.7 2.6-5.4
Non-standard shifts1 28.7 0.5 27.8-29.7 48.8 1.5 46.0-51.7
Psychosocial Exposures Job insecurity3 31.7 0.5 30.8-32.6 31.6 1.3 29.0-34.2
Work-family imbalance3 16.3 0.4 15.6-17.1 17.1 1.2 14.6-19.5
Hostile work environments1 7.8 0.3 7.3-8.4 10.1 0.9 8.3-11.9
Physical/Chemical Exposures Exposure to potential skin hazards at work1 20.6 0.4 19.8-21.3 20.6 1.3 18.0-23.1
Exposure to secondhand smoke at work4 10.0 0.3 9.3-10.6 8.8 1.0 6.7-10.8
Exposure to outdoor work1 24.7 0.4 23.8-25.6 15.5 1.1 13.2-17.7
Exposure to vapors, gas, dust, or fumes5 25.0 0.4 24.2-25.8 21.5 1.1 19.3-23.7

1 Among U.S. adults who have worked in the past 12 months.

2 Among U.S. adults who have worked in the past 12 months, who only held 1 job.

3 Among U.S. adults who were employed in the week prior to interview.

4 Among non-smoking U.S. adults who have worked in the past 12 months.

5 Exposure during longest-held job (all other exposures refer to current or most recent job).

* These estimates have a relative standard error >30% and <50% and should be used with caution as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

Table 2. Prevalence of dermatitis in the past 12 months among U.S. adults who worked in the past 12 months by Retail Trade subsector, 2010

Prevalence (%) Standard Error of Prevalence 95% Confidence Interval
All U.S. workers 9.8 0.3 9.2-10.3
All Retail Trade workers 8.0 0.9 6.3-9.7
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 5.5* 1.6 2.2-8.7
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 5.2* 1.9 1.5-8.9
Sporting goods/camera/hobby/toy/music stores 9.0* 4.2 0.7-17.3
Book stores and news dealers + + +
Department stores and discount stores 5.0 1.4 2.1-7.8
Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 15.0* 6.2 2.8-27.2
Retail florists + + +
Office supplies and stationery stores + + +
Miscellaneous retail stores + + +
Mail order houses — — —
Vending machine operators + + +
Furniture and home furnishings stores + + +
Fuel dealers + + +
Other nonstore retailers 14.1* 5.7 3.0-25.2
Not specified retail trade 34.1* 15.8 3.1-65.1
Electronics and Appliance Stores 16.2* 5.1 6.2-26.2
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 5.9* 2.0 2.0-9.9
Grocery stores 8.8 2.4 4.2-13.4
Specialty food stores 10.7 2.5 5.8-15.7
Beer, wine, and liquor stores + + +
Health and personal care stores 7.8* 3.3 1.2-14.3
Gasoline stations + + +

* These estimates have a relative standard error >30% and <50% and should be used with caution as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

+ Estimates with a relative standard error >50% are not shown as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

— No cases detected, likely due to insufficient sample size.

Table 3. Prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome in the past 12 months among U.S. adults who worked in the past 12 months by Retail Trade subsector, 2010

Prevalence (%) Standard Error of Prevalence 95% Confidence Interval
All U.S. workers 3.1 0.2 2.8-3.4
All Retail Trade workers 3.5 0.4 2.7-4.4
Motor vehicle and parts dealers + + +
Clothing and clothing accessories stores + + +
Sporting goods/camera/hobby/toy/music stores + + +
Book stores and news dealers + + +
Department stores and discount stores 5.2 1.5 2.2-8.2
Miscellaneous general merchandise stores + + +
Retail florists — — —
Office supplies and stationery stores + + +
Miscellaneous retail stores + + +
Mail order houses — — —
Vending machine operators — — —
Furniture and home furnishings stores + + +
Fuel dealers + + +
Other nonstore retailers + + +
Not specified retail trade + + +
Electronics and Appliance Stores + + +
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 5.7* 2.4 1.0-10.4
Grocery stores 4.4 1.3 1.9-6.9
Specialty food stores + + +
Beer, wine, and liquor stores — — —
Health and personal care stores + + +
Gasoline stations + + +

* These estimates have a relative standard error >30% and <50% and should be used with caution as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

+ Estimates with a relative standard error >50% are not shown as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

— No cases detected, likely due to insufficient sample size.

Table 4. Prevalence of current asthma among U.S. adults who worked in the past 12 months by Retail Trade subsector, 2010

Prevalence (%) Standard Error of Prevalence 95% Confidence Interval
All U.S. workers 7.2 0.2 6.7-7.6
All Retail Trade workers 8.2 0.9 6.5-9.9
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 7.4 2.2 3.2-11.7
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 14.5 3.9 6.8-22.3
Sporting goods/camera/hobby/toy/music stores + + +
Book stores and news dealers — — —
Department stores and discount stores 9.4 1.9 5.7-13.0
Miscellaneous general merchandise stores + + +
Retail florists — — —
Office supplies and stationery stores + + +
Miscellaneous retail stores 13.2* 4.8 3.9-22.6
Mail order houses + + +
Vending machine operators + + +
Furniture and home furnishings stores + + +
Fuel dealers — — —
Other nonstore retailers 14.0* 5.8 2.7-25.3
Not specified retail trade + + +
Electronics and Appliance Stores + + +
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 7.8* 3.1 1.6-13.9
Grocery stores 4.8* 1.4 1.9-7.6
Specialty food stores + + +
Beer, wine, and liquor stores + + +
Health and personal care stores + + +
Gasoline stations + + +

* These estimates have a relative standard error >30% and <50% and should be used with caution as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

+ Estimates with a relative standard error >50% are not shown as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

— No cases detected, likely due to insufficient sample size.

Table 5. Prevalence of working 48 hours a week or more among U.S. adults working one job at the time of interview by Retail Trade subsector, 2010

Prevalence (%) Standard Error of Prevalence 95% Confidence Interval
All U.S. workers 18.7 0.4 18.0-19.5
All Retail Trade workers 16.2 1.0 14.1-18.2
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 34.5 4.0 26.6-42.4
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 9.6 2.8 4.2-15.1
Sporting goods/camera/hobby/toy/music stores 21.0* 7.3 6.6-35.4
Book stores and news dealers + + +
Department stores and discount stores 8.7 2.2 4.3-13.0
Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 5.7* 2.8 0.3-11.2
Retail florists + + +
Office supplies and stationery stores 31.7* 14.5 3.2-60.1
Miscellaneous retail stores 18.1* 5.6 7.1-29.0
Mail order houses + + +
Vending machine operators + + +
Furniture and home furnishings stores 23.1* 7.0 9.3-36.9
Fuel dealers — — —
Other nonstore retailers 16.3* 6.1 4.3-28.2
Not specified retail trade + + +
Electronics and Appliance Stores 26.8 7.9 11.3-42.3
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 18.6 4.9 9.0-28.3
Grocery stores 10.1 2.1 5.9-14.2
Specialty food stores + + +
Beer, wine, and liquor stores + + +
Health and personal care stores 15.8 4.5 7.0-24.6
Gasoline stations 22.0* 7.3 7.6-36.3

* These estimates have a relative standard error >30% and <50% and should be used with caution as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

+ Estimates with a relative standard error >50% are not shown as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

— No cases detected, likely due to insufficient sample size.

Table 6. Prevalence of non-standard work arrangements among U.S. adults who worked in the past 12 months by Retail Trade subsector, 2010

Prevalence (%) Standard Error of Prevalence 95% Confidence Interval
All U.S. workers 18.7 0.4 18.0-19.4
All Retail Trade workers 10.8 0.9 9.1-12.5
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 12.2 2.8 6.6-17.8
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 10.2 3.0 4.3-16.2
Sporting goods/camera/hobby/toy/music stores 16.9* 5.6 5.8-27.9
Book stores and news dealers 33.2* 14.7 4.2-62.2
Department stores and discount stores 5.7 1.4 3.0-8.4
Miscellaneous general merchandise stores + + +
Retail florists 45.9* 18.0 10.4-81.3
Office supplies and stationery stores + + +
Miscellaneous retail stores 18.1 4.4 9.4-26.8
Mail order houses + + +
Vending machine operators 39.8* 16.6 7.2-72.4
Furniture and home furnishings stores 27.9 8.0 12.2-43.6
Fuel dealers + + +
Other nonstore retailers 39.0 8.2 22.8-55.2
Not specified retail trade 25.4* 9.2 7.4-43.5
Electronics and Appliance Stores 10.2* 4.3 1.7-18.7
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 10.8* 3.6 3.8-17.9
Grocery stores 4.1* 1.2 1.7-6.5
Specialty food stores + + +
Beer, wine, and liquor stores + + +
Health and personal care stores 11.5* 4.0 3.6-19.4
Gasoline stations + + +

* These estimates have a relative standard error >30% and <50% and should be used with caution as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

+ Estimates with a relative standard error >50% are not shown as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

— No cases detected, likely due to insufficient sample size.

Table 7. Prevalence of temporary employment among U.S. adults who worked in the past 12 months by Retail Trade subsector, 2010

Prevalence (%) Standard Error of Prevalence 95% Confidence Interval
All U.S. workers 7.2 0.3 6.7-7.7
All Retail Trade workers 4.0 0.7 2.6-5.4
Motor vehicle and parts dealers + + +
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 9.3* 3.2 2.9-15.6
Sporting goods/camera/hobby/toy/music stores + + +
Book stores and news dealers + + +
Department stores and discount stores 3.3* 1.1 1.1-5.4
Miscellaneous general merchandise stores + + +
Retail florists — — —
Office supplies and stationery stores — — —
Miscellaneous retail stores + + +
Mail order houses + + +
Vending machine operators — — —
Furniture and home furnishings stores + + +
Fuel dealers — — —
Other nonstore retailers — — —
Not specified retail trade — — —
Electronics and Appliance Stores + + +
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 4.0* 1.7 0.6-7.4
Grocery stores 4.9* 2.1 0.7-9.0
Specialty food stores + + +
Beer, wine, and liquor stores + + +
Health and personal care stores — — —
Gasoline stations + + +

* These estimates have a relative standard error >30% and <50% and should be used with caution as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

+ Estimates with a relative standard error >50% are not shown as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

— No cases detected, likely due to insufficient sample size.

Table 8. Prevalence of non-standard shifts among U.S. adults who worked in the past 12 months by Retail Trade subsector, 2010

Prevalence (%) Standard Error of Prevalence 95% Confidence Interval
All U.S. workers 28.7 0.5 27.8-29.7
All Retail Trade workers 48.8 1.5 46.0-51.7
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 20.5 3.4 13.9-27.2
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 68.2 4.3 59.6-76.7
Sporting goods/camera/hobby/toy/music stores 61.2 7.8 45.9-76.5
Book stores and news dealers 61.3 13.9 33.9-88.7
Department stores and discount stores 67.9 3.4 61.2-74.6
Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 70.4 8.3 54.1-86.8
Retail florists + + +
Office supplies and stationery stores 32.9* 13.9 5.5-60.4
Miscellaneous retail stores 30.5 5.6 19.5-41.5
Mail order houses + + +
Vending machine operators + + +
Furniture and home furnishings stores 48.2 9.1 30.4-66.0
Fuel dealers + + +
Other nonstore retailers 41.5 8.2 25.3-57.8
Not specified retail trade 46.5 12.6 21.7-71.3
Electronics and Appliance Stores 30.8 6.0 19.0-42.6
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 29.9 4.7 20.6-39.1
Grocery stores 52.5 3.6 45.4-59.7
Specialty food stores 28.4* 10.3 8.2-48.6
Beer, wine, and liquor stores 46.6 12.6 21.9-71.3
Health and personal care stores 55.3 6.0 43.6-67.1
Gasoline stations 52.7 8.9 35.1-70.2

* These estimates have a relative standard error >30% and <50% and should be used with caution as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

+ Estimates with a relative standard error >50% are not shown as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

— No cases detected, likely due to insufficient sample size.

Table 9. Prevalence of job insecurity among working U.S. adults by Retail Trade subsector, 2010

Prevalence (%) Standard Error of Prevalence 95% Confidence Interval
All U.S. workers 31.7 0.5 30.8-32.6
All Retail Trade workers 31.6 1.3 29.0-34.2
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 34.0 4.0 26.1-41.9
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 25.5 4.4 16.8-34.2
Sporting goods/camera/hobby/toy/music stores 29.1 7.8 13.9-44.4
Book stores and news dealers 69.7 11.3 47.4-92.0
Department stores and discount stores 34.7 3.5 27.8-41.6
Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 45.7 9.3 27.3-64.1
Retail florists + + +
Office supplies and stationery stores 46.9* 14.2 19.0-74.9
Miscellaneous retail stores 29.1 6.0 17.3-40.9
Mail order houses + + +
Vending machine operators 34.4* 16.6 1.8-67.0
Furniture and home furnishings stores 38.7 7.8 23.3-54.1
Fuel dealers 37.5* 16.7 4.7-70.3
Other nonstore retailers 36.9 9.1 19.1-54.7
Not specified retail trade 28.5* 9.8 9.3-47.8
Electronics and Appliance Stores 41.6 8.1 25.8-57.4
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 30.3 5.5 19.6-41.1
Grocery stores 26.5 3.4 19.7-33.3
Specialty food stores 31.1* 11.9 7.7-54.5
Beer, wine, and liquor stores 40.0* 14.7 11.1-68.9
Health and personal care stores 19.1 5.2 9.0-29.3
Gasoline stations 32.9 8.6 16.1-49.8

* These estimates have a relative standard error >30% and <50% and should be used with caution as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

+ Estimates with a relative standard error >50% are not shown as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

— No cases detected, likely due to insufficient sample size.

Table 10. Prevalence of work-family imbalance among working U.S. adults by Retail Trade subsector, 2010

Prevalence (%) Standard Error of Prevalence 95% Confidence Interval
All U.S. workers 16.3 0.4 15.6-17.1
All Retail Trade workers 17.1 1.2 14.6-19.5
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 15.8 3.0 9.9-21.6
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 15.4 3.7 8.2-22.7
Sporting goods/camera/hobby/toy/music stores 18.9* 8.8 1.6-36.3
Book stores and news dealers + + +
Department stores and discount stores 19.9 3.3 13.4-26.5
Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 18.5* 6.1 6.6-30.4
Retail florists + + +
Office supplies and stationery stores + + +
Miscellaneous retail stores 11.0* 4.8 1.5-20.6
Mail order houses + + +
Vending machine operators + + +
Furniture and home furnishings stores + + +
Fuel dealers + + +
Other nonstore retailers 17.6* 7.7 2.5-32.6
Not specified retail trade + + +
Electronics and Appliance Stores 22.6 6.3 10.3-34.9
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 14.7* 4.6 5.7-23.7
Grocery stores 17.5 3.2 11.1-23.9
Specialty food stores + + +
Beer, wine, and liquor stores + + +
Health and personal care stores 15.1* 5.3 4.7-25.6
Gasoline stations 27.0* 9.8 7.8-46.2

* These estimates have a relative standard error >30% and <50% and should be used with caution as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

+ Estimates with a relative standard error >50% are not shown as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

Table 11. Prevalence of hostile work environments among U.S. adults who worked in the past 12 months by Retail Trade subsector, 2010

Prevalence (%) Standard Error of Prevalence 95% Confidence Interval
All U.S. workers 7.8 0.3 7.3-8.4
All Retail Trade workers 10.1 0.9 8.3-11.9
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 5.0 1.4 2.3-7.7
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 9.7 2.5 4.7-14.6
Sporting goods/camera/hobby/toy/music stores + + +
Book stores and news dealers + + +
Department stores and discount stores 14.6 2.7 9.3-19.9
Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 7.3* 3.0 1.3-13.2
Retail florists + + +
Office supplies and stationery stores + + +
Miscellaneous retail stores 11.5* 3.9 3.8-19.2
Mail order houses + + +
Vending machine operators — — —
Furniture and home furnishings stores + + +
Fuel dealers — — —
Other nonstore retailers + + +
Not specified retail trade + + +
Electronics and Appliance Stores 17.2 4.7 8.0-26.4
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 6.4* 2.3 2.0-10.9
Grocery stores 12.9 2.6 7.8-18.1
Specialty food stores + + +
Beer, wine, and liquor stores + + +
Health and personal care stores 9.6* 3.0 3.8-15.5
Gasoline stations 14.5* 5.6 3.4-25.6

* These estimates have a relative standard error >30% and <50% and should be used with caution as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

+ Estimates with a relative standard error >50% are not shown as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

— No cases detected, likely due to insufficient sample size.

Table 12. Prevalence of exposure to potential skin hazards at work among U.S. adults who worked in the past 12 months by Retail Trade subsector, 2010

Prevalence (%) Standard Error of Prevalence 95% Confidence Interval
All U.S. workers 20.6 0.4 19.8-21.3
All Retail Trade workers 20.6 1.3 18.0-23.1
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 27.4 3.6 20.4-34.5
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 10.0* 3.3 3.4-16.5
Sporting goods/camera/hobby/toy/music stores 15.9* 6.3 3.6-28.2
Book stores and news dealers + + +
Department stores and discount stores 20.8 2.8 15.3-26.4
Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 24.5* 7.7 9.4-39.6
Retail florists + + +
Office supplies and stationery stores + + +
Miscellaneous retail stores 16.3* 5.1 6.3-26.3
Mail order houses + + +
Vending machine operators + + +
Furniture and home furnishings stores + + +
Fuel dealers 47.1* 14.2 19.1-75.1
Other nonstore retailers + + +
Not specified retail trade + + +
Electronics and Appliance Stores 6.0* 3.0 0.2-11.8
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 18.5 4.6 9.4-27.5
Grocery stores 27.0 3.5 20.0-33.9
Specialty food stores 19.2* 8.2 3.1-35.2
Beer, wine, and liquor stores + + +
Health and personal care stores 25.1 5.9 13.5-36.8
Gasoline stations 34.2 8.8 16.9-51.4

* These estimates have a relative standard error >30% and <50% and should be used with caution as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

+ Estimates with a relative standard error >50% are not shown as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

Table 13. Prevalence of exposure to outdoor work among U.S. adults who worked in the past 12 months by Retail Trade subsector, 2010

Prevalence (%) Standard Error of Prevalence 95% Confidence Interval
All U.S. workers 24.7 0.4 23.8-25.6
All Retail Trade workers 15.5 1.1 13.2-17.7
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 35.3 3.9 27.7-42.9
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 3.1* 1.4 0.4-5.8
Sporting goods/camera/hobby/toy/music stores 9.5* 4.1 1.3-17.6
Book stores and news dealers + + +
Department stores and discount stores 5.1* 1.6 2.0-8.2
Miscellaneous general merchandise stores + + +
Retail florists + + +
Office supplies and stationery stores + + +
Miscellaneous retail stores 14.0 4.1 6.0-22.0
Mail order houses — — —
Vending machine operators 58.9 16.7 26.0-91.8
Furniture and home furnishings stores 21.2* 6.5 8.4-34.1
Fuel dealers 64.1 13.7 37.1-91.1
Other nonstore retailers 16.0* 5.8 4.5-27.4
Not specified retail trade 18.7* 8.7 1.7-35.8
Electronics and Appliance Stores + + +
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 39.2 5.6 28.1-50.3
Grocery stores 11.7 2.4 7.0-16.4
Specialty food stores 38.9* 12.4 14.6-63.2
Beer, wine, and liquor stores + + +
Health and personal care stores + + +
Gasoline stations 20.9* 7.7 5.7-36.1

* These estimates have a relative standard error >30% and <50% and should be used with caution as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

+ Estimates with a relative standard error >50% are not shown as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

— No cases detected, likely due to insufficient sample size.

Table 14. Prevalence of exposure to vapors, gas, dust, or fumes among U.S. adults who worked in the past 12 months by Retail Trade subsector, 2010

Prevalence (%) Standard Error of Prevalence 95% Confidence Interval
All U.S. workers 25.0 0.4 24.2-25.8
All Retail Trade workers 21.5 1.1 19.3-23.7
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 46.0 4.0 38.1-53.9
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 13.3 3.4 6.7-20.0
Sporting goods/camera/hobby/toy/music stores 8.6* 3.5 1.7-15.5
Book stores and news dealers + + +
Department stores and discount stores 20.6 3.2 14.4-26.8
Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 14.9* 6.1 3.0-26.9
Retail florists — — —
Office supplies and stationery stores 31.2* 14.5 2.7-59.7
Miscellaneous retail stores 21.9 5.7 10.8-33.0
Mail order houses + + +
Vending machine operators + + +
Furniture and home furnishings stores 13.3* 4.1 5.1-21.4
Fuel dealers 74.2 13.9 46.9-100.0
Other nonstore retailers 15.0* 6.5 2.2-27.7
Not specified retail trade + + +
Electronics and Appliance Stores 13.9* 5.4 3.4-24.5
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 35.2 6.2 23.0-47.4
Grocery stores 16.0 2.3 11.5-20.4
Specialty food stores 11.2* 5.3 0.7-21.7
Beer, wine, and liquor stores + + +
Health and personal care stores 8.4* 2.8 3.0-13.9
Gasoline stations 43.0 8.7 25.8-60.1

* These estimates have a relative standard error >30% and <50% and should be used with caution as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

+ Estimates with a relative standard error >50% are not shown as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

— No cases detected, likely due to insufficient sample size.

Table 15a. Prevalence of exposure to secondhand smoke at work among non-smoking U.S. adults by Retail Trade subsector, 2010

Prevalence (%) Standard Error of Prevalence 95% Confidence Interval
All U.S. workers 10.0 0.3 9.3-10.6
All Retail Trade workers 8.8 1.0 6.7-10.8
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 11.8 3.2 5.4-18.2
Clothing and clothing accessories stores + + +
Sporting goods/camera/hobby/toy/music stores + + +
Book stores and news dealers — — —
Department stores and discount stores 5.9 1.4 3.1-8.7
Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 21.6* 8.6 4.5-38.6
Retail florists + + +
Office supplies and stationery stores + + +
Miscellaneous retail stores 14.9* 5.5 4.1-25.7
Mail order houses — — —
Vending machine operators + + +
Furniture and home furnishings stores + + +
Fuel dealers + + +
Other nonstore retailers 11.8* 4.7 2.6-21.0
Not specified retail trade + + +
Electronics and Appliance Stores + + +
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 11.5* 4.1 3.4-19.7
Grocery stores 5.0* 1.5 2.0-8.0
Specialty food stores + + +
Beer, wine, and liquor stores + + +
Health and personal care stores 11.8* 5.6 0.8-22.8
Gasoline stations + + +

* These estimates have a relative standard error >30% and <50% and should be used with caution as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

+ Estimates with a relative standard error >50% are not shown as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

— No cases detected, likely due to insufficient sample size.

Table 15b. Prevalence of smoking among U.S. adults who worked in the past 12 months by Retail Trade subsector, 2010

Prevalence (%) Standard Error of Prevalence 95% Confidence Interval
All U.S. workers 19.7 0.4 18.9-20.4
All Retail Trade workers 22.8 1.3 20.3-25.3
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 25.3 3.3 18.9-31.7
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 18.8 3.9 11.0-26.5
Sporting goods/camera/hobby/toy/music stores 15.3* 5.4 4.8-25.9
Book stores and news dealers + + +
Department stores and discount stores 23.3 3.0 17.4-29.1
Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 17.6* 6.4 5.1-30.2
Retail florists + + +
Office supplies and stationery stores + + +
Miscellaneous retail stores 18.0 4.6 8.9-27.2
Mail order houses + + +
Vending machine operators + + +
Furniture and home furnishings stores 20.3 5.5 9.5-31.2
Fuel dealers 29.8* 14.1 2.0-57.6
Other nonstore retailers 23.6 6.9 10.1-37.1
Not specified retail trade + + +
Electronics and Appliance Stores 23.7 5.1 13.6-33.8
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 35.5 5.7 24.3-46.7
Grocery stores 28.5 3.2 22.1-34.9
Specialty food stores 20.3* 8.8 3.0-37.5
Beer, wine, and liquor stores 42.5* 12.8 17.3-67.6
Health and personal care stores 13.5 3.4 6.8-20.2
Gasoline stations 35.2 8.7 18.1-52.4

* These estimates have a relative standard error >30% and <50% and should be used with caution as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

+ Estimates with a relative standard error >50% are not shown as they do not meet NCHS reliability/precision standards.

Page last reviewed: October 23, 2013
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health