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Volume 27, Number 7—July 2021
Synopsis

Industry Sectors Highly Affected by Worksite Outbreaks of Coronavirus Disease, Los Angeles County, California, USA, March 19–September 30, 2020

Zuelma ContrerasComments to Author , Van Ngo, Marifi Pulido, Faith Washburn, Gayane Meschyan, Fruma Gluck, Karen Kuguru, Roshan Reporter, Condessa Curley, Rachel Civen, Dawn Terashita, Sharon Balter, and Umme-Aiman Halai
Author affiliation: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Table 2

Coronavirus disease outbreak‒associated case demographics and health outcomes, by North American Industry Classification System industry sectors, Los Angeles County, California, USA, March 19–September 30, 2020*

Sector Male sex† Age ≥50 y† Hispanic† Hospitalizations Deaths
Overall total
3,570/5,929 (60.2)
1,773/6,047 (29.3)
2,511/3,567 (70.4)
243/6,047 (4.0)
37/6,047 (0.6)
Accommodation and food services
135/263 (51.3)
62/267 (23.2)
99/137 (72.3)
9/267 (3.4)
1/267 (0.4)
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
58/89 (65.2)
30/89 (33.7)
29/43 (67.4)
5/89 (5.6)
0/89 (0.0)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
16/26 (61.5)
13/26 (50.0)
15/21 (71.4)
4/26 (15.4)
1/26 (3.8)
Construction
156/160 (97.5)
36/167 (21.6)
57/92 (62.0)
4/167 (2.4)
0/167 (0.0)
Educational services
29/55 (52.7)
15/55 (27.3)
10/27 (37.0)
2/55 (3.6)
0/55 (0.0)
Finance and insurance
20/56 (35.7)
20/56 (35.7)
21/33 (63.6)
5/56 (8.9)
0/56 (0.0)
Health care and social assistance§
31/140 (22.1)
42/143 (29.4)
47/93 (50.5)
7/143 (4.9)
2/143 (1.4)
Information
21/33 (63.6)
9/33 (27.3)
8/13 (61.5)
0/33 (0.0)
0/33 (0.0)
Manufacturing
1,514/2,689 (56.3)
1,002/2,754 (36.4)
1,325/1,680 (78.9)
138/2,754 (5.0)
25/2,754 (0.9)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
1/1 (100.0)
1/1 (100.0)
0/0 (0.0)
0/1 (0.0)
0/1 (0.0)
Other services (except public administration)
45/61 (73.8)
34 (55.7)
26/37 (70.3)
1/61 (1.6)
0/61 (0.0)
Professional, scientific, and technical services
20/45 (44.4)
10/46 (21.7)
14/30 (46.7)
0/46 (0.0)
0/46 (0.0)
Public administration
208/292 (71.2)
54/294 (18.4)
74/191 (38.7)
9/294 (3.1)
2/294 (0.7)
Real estate and rental and leasing
21/32 (65.6)
10/32 (31.3)
12/19 (63.2)
0/32 (0.0)
0/32 (0.0)
Retail trade
377/656 (57.5)
131/676 (19.4)
262/394 (66.5)
19/676 (2.8)
1/676 (0.1)
Transportation and warehousing
498/787 (63.3)
153/796 (19.2)
326/483 (67.5)
25/796 (3.1)
3/796 (0.4)
Utilities
8/12 (66.7)
2/13 (15.4)
6/9 (66.7)
1/13 (7.7)
0/13 (0.0)
Wholesale trade 412/532 (77.4) 149/538 (27.7) 180/265 (67.9) 14/538 (2.6) 2/538 (0.4)

*Values are no. in category/total no. (%).
†p<0.05 by χ2 test.
‡Full name of sector is health care and social assistance, but analysis includes only worksites in social assistance.

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The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.
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