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In the 2010 National Health Interview Survey, the 12-month prevalence of clinician-diagnosed carpal tunnel syndrome among current or recent US workers was 3.1 percent, about 4.8 million workers.
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In the source's own words
“The 12-month prevalence was 3.1%, representing approximately 4.8 million workers with current CTS”
Prevalence and work-relatedness of carpal tunnel syndrome in the working population, United States, 2010, NIOSH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC Stacks), 2013, Abstract.
Open the original- What it measures
- Workers were asked about carpal tunnel syndrome in the occupational health supplement to the 2010 National Health Interview Survey. The analysis covers 17,524 current or recent workers within 27,157 adults.
- What it does not show
- Diagnosis was clinician-reported in the survey, and the figure covers current and recent workers only, not all adults. It is not comparable to the pooled workplace cohort figure, which uses a clinical case definition.
In the data
A row of Repetitive Strain Injury Statistics: How Common Is RSI, as NIOSH 2013, US workers 2010, 12 months: 3.1 percent.
- Condition
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Who
- Current or recent US workers, NHIS 2010 occupational health supplement
- Period
- Past 12 months
- Country
- United States
- People
- 17524
- Year
- 2010
Source
Used to calculate
- In the prevalence of repetitive strain and computer-related pain dataset, the 10 published figures for “Carpal tunnel syndrome” have a median of 4.2 percent, ranging from 1.7 to 34.
- The prevalence of repetitive strain and computer-related pain dataset holds 18 data points, each a published figure traced to its source.
- The prevalence of repetitive strain and computer-related pain dataset draws on 9 distinct sources.