Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance System (eWoRLD)
The Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance System (eWoRLD), produced by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), presents surveillance data on occupationally-related respiratory diseases, and for many of these diseases selected data on related exposures are also presented.
In the tabbed area below, four tabs are presented to the user. The first, Diseases and Related Exposures, presents 16 sections concerning a major disease category and (where available) related occupational exposures, and one section concerning smoking status. The second, NORA Industrial Sector, presents nine sections on respiratory conditions by major industrial sector, as defined by the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA). The third, Archives, presents tables and figures that were previously presented in eWoRLD. And, details on the major data sources, the methods used to compute specific statistics, and other technical information can be found in the fourth tab, Appendix.
Information available through eWoRLD is in the public domain and may be used without special permission; citation of the source is appreciated. See Suggested Citation Format.
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Section
1. Asbestosis and Related Exposures
Section 2.
Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis and Related ExposuresCoal
Workers' Pneumoconiosis: MortalityCoal Workers' Pneumoconiosis:
MorbidityCoal Workers' Pneumoconiosis:
Black Lung BenefitsCoal Workers' Pneumoconiosis:
Coal Mine Dust Exposures
Section 3. Silicosis
and Related ExposuresSilicosis:
MortalitySilicosis: MorbiditySilicosis: State-Based
SurveillanceSilicosis: Respirable
Quartz Exposures
Silicosis: Respirable
Cristobolite Exposures
Section 4. Byssinosis
and Related Exposures
Section 5. Unspecified
and Other PneumoconiosisUnspecified
and Other Pneumoconiosis: MortalityUnspecified and Other
Pneumoconiosis: Selected Agents Exposure
Section 6.
All Pneumoconiosis and Related ExposuresAll
Pneumoconiosis: MortalityAll Pneumoconiosis:
MorbidityAll Pneumoconiosis:
Pneumoconiotic Agents Exposure
Section 7.
Malignant Mesothelioma
Section 8. Hypersensitivity
Pneumonitis
Section 9.
Asthma
Section 10.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Section 11.
Occupational Respiratory Conditions Due to Toxic Agents
Section 12.
Respiratory Tuberculosis
Section 13.
Lung Cancer
Section 14.
Other Interstitial Pulmonary Disease
Section 15.
Pneumonia and Influenza
Section 16.
Various Work-Related Respiratory Conditions
Section 17.
Smoking Prevalence by Industry and OccupationSection 1. Respiratory
Conditions by NORA Industrial SectorSection 2. Agriculture,
Forestry & Fishing (AFF)Section 3. Construction
(CON)
Section 4. Healthcare
& Social Assistance (HAS)
Section 5. Manufacturing
(MNF)Section 6. Mining
(MIN)Section 7. Services
(SRV)Section 8.
Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities (TWU)Section 9. Wholesale
and Retail Trade (TRD)For subsections,
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Section 1. Asbestosis and Related Exposures
Section 2.
Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis and Related ExposuresCoal
Workers' Pneumoconiosis: MortalityCoal Workers'
Pneumoconiosis: MorbidityCoal Workers'
Pneumoconiosis: Black Lung BenefitsCoal Workers'
Pneumoconiosis: Coal Mine Dust Exposures
Section 3.
Silicosis and Related ExposuresSilicosis:
MortalitySilicosis:
MorbiditySilicosis:
State-Based SurveillanceSilicosis:
Respirable Quartz Exposures
Silicosis:
Respirable Cristobolite Exposures
Section 4.
Byssinosis and Related Exposures
Section 5.
Unspecified and Other PneumoconiosisUnspecified
and Other Pneumoconiosis: MortalityUnspecified
and Other Pneumoconiosis: Selected Agents Exposure
Section 6.
All Pneumoconiosis and Related ExposuresAll
Pneumoconiosis: MortalityAll Pneumoconiosis:
MorbidityAll Pneumoconiosis:
Pneumoconiotic Agents Exposure
Section 7.
Malignant Mesothelioma
Section 8.
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Section 9.
Asthma
Section 10.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Section 11.
Occupational Respiratory Conditions Due to Toxic Agents
Section 12.
Respiratory Tuberculosis
Section 13.
Lung Cancer
Section 14.
Other Interstitial Pulmonary Disease
Section 15.
Pneumonia and InfluenzaNo data available
Section 16.
Various Work-Related Respiratory Conditions
Section 17.
Smoking Prevalence by Industry and Occupation
- Abbreviations
- Bureau of Census Industry Codes by NORA Sector Group
- Changes in Bureau of Census Industry and Occupation Codes and Titles
- International Classification of Diseases (ICD) Codes
- Limitations
- Methods
- Sources of Data
- Split, Merged, or Renamed Counties and County Equivalents
- States (and Years) for which Industry and Occupation Codes from Death Certificates Met NCHS Quality Criteria, 1985-1999
Suggested Citation Format
NIOSH [year]. Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance System (eWoRLD). [Figure/Table Reference Number] U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, Surveillance Branch. Available at: <http://www2a.cdc.gov/drds/WorldReportData/> [Accessed Date].
Contact Information for eWoRLD:
Surveillance Branch
Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
NIOSH
1095 Willowdale Road
Morgantown, WV 26505
WoRLD@CDC.gov
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