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Independent Contractor Survey Results EMILY HEALY, EPIDEMIOLOGIST JUNE 20, 2019

Grant Funding Disclaimer This presentation was prepared by the Montana Occupational Health and Safety Surveillance program in the Montana Department of Labor & Industry. This work was funded by Grant Number 5U60OH010902-04- 00 from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC/NIOSH). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the author and do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC/NIOSH.

Motivation • Im Important ant w worker p popul ulat atio ion n in in Mont ntana ana • High risk indu dustries ( (construct ction, t truck cking, home e heal ealth c car are, e e, etc) • Cur urrent ntly, t , thes ese w e worker ers ar are e no not cap aptured ed in in ou our k key injury d data sou sources: • Bureau of Labor Statistics • Workers’ Compensation • (unless they opt to have WC coverage)

Main Research Questions: • Frequency o y of work rk-related in inju juries amo among in inde depende dent contra ractor ors? ? • Occupations? • Nature of injuries? • If workers’ c comp is p is not c covering t the c cost sts o of in inju juries, how w ar are t they pa payin ing f for the ass associated c d cost sts? • Impact ability to work and pay for necessities? • Are in inde dependent c contractors e even wil willing t to sh shar are t this is type pe o of in information, an and d se self-re repor ort? ?

Data Collection Began mailing out postcards with links • to an online survey in April 2018 Postcards were sent to all ICs due for • renewal In November 2018, sent paper • surveys to 3,000 ICs due for renewal Offered $100 Amazon gift card raffle •

Survey Response Breakdown 500 395 Number of Respondents 400 372 319 300 200 76 100 23 0 Overall Mail Web Usable Unusable

Caveats to the Data • Self-coding of occupations • Responses do not always match the expected results • Skip patterns did not match between the web and paper survey – 18.5% of respondents • Error with one question • For ICs who reported an injury and multiple occupations, there is no way to know what occupation they were performing when injured

Questions on Survey IC occupations Safety resources used • • • Job tenure • Importance of safety • IC or employee injury • Safety motivation Nature, cause, and Demographics • • part of body injured • Feedback on IC Health issues system • • Payer of medical expenses

Number of IC Occupations Per Person 80 70 60 50 Percent 40 30 20 10 0 1 2 3 4 5

Occupations

Industries Construction Admin & Support and Waste Mgmt & Remediation IC Survey Health Care & Social Assistance IC Exemption Transportation & Warehousing Certificates Professional, Scientific, & Technical Other Services (except Public Admin) Finance and Insurance Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting Manufacturing Real Estate & Rental and Leasing Educational Services Management of Companies & Enterprises 0 20 40 60 Percent

Median Job Tenure Architecture & engineering Farming, fishing, & forestry Production Arts, entertainment, & sports Computer & math Life, physical, & social science Construction & extraction Transportation & moving Sales & related Community & social services Installation, maintenance, & repair Personal care & services Building & grounds cleaning and maintenance Healthcare practitioners & technical Office & admin support Healthcare support Education & library Legal Management Business & finance Median for all occupations 0 5 10 15 20 25 Years

Age 35 30 25 20 Percent 15 10 5 0 16-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ IC Survey Census Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Race/Ethnicity 100 80 60 Percent 40 20 0 White Black AI/AN Hispanic Native Another race Hawaiian IC Survey Census Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Sex 100 80 60 Percent 40 20 0 Male Female IC Survey Census Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Number of Health Issues 60 50 40 Percent 30 20 10 0 None 1 2 3 4+

Health Issues 40 30 Percent 20 10 0 Back pain Shoulder Knee pain Arthritis Carpal Chronic Other Asthma pain tunnel pain

Where do you get safety & health information related to your occupation(s)? 60 40 Percent 20 0

Safety at Work Very important Somewhat important Not so important Not at all important Why is safety a lower priority? What motivates you to work 100 safely? –respondents who think –respondents who think safety is important safety is NOT important 80 60 Percent 40 20 0 Personal Professional Support Money Time Low risk Time Money safety pride myself and profession others

Safety Motivation by Age Group 40 35 30 25 Percent 20 15 10 5 0 Pride Money Time Personal Safety Support 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+

Reported Injuries in Past Two Years • 8% overall reported an injury 35 • 7% reported an IC injury 30 30 26 Number of Respondents 25 19 20 15 10 6 5 5 1 0 Overall Employee IC 1 2 3 Employment during injury Number of injuries as an IC

Top 5 Cause, Nature, and Part of Body Top op 5 5 Causes of of Injury Top op 5 5 Natures of I of Injury Ca Caus use IC S C Sur urvey Claims ms Nature re IC S C Sur urvey Claims ms Strain 1 1 Sprain, strain 1 1 Unknown 2 - Unknown 2 - Cut, puncture, abrasion 3 2 Fall, slip, or trip 3 2 Foreign matter in eye 4 9 Foreign body 4 6 Struck by object 5 3 Fracture 5 4 Top 5 Body P y Parts ts I Inj njur ured Part o of body IC S C Sur urvey Claims ms Hand, finger(s) 1 1 Back 2 2 Eye 3 10 Shoulder 4 7 Foot, toe(s) 5 9

How did you pay for medical expenses related to IC injury? 60 40 Percent 20 0 My own Personal Did not seek Medicare/ No medical Workers’ pocket health ins. medical care Medicaid expenses comp

Days of Missed Work 50 40 30 Percent 20 10 0 Did not Part of a 1 day 2-4 days 5-7 days 8-10 days More than miss work day 10 days

Comments/Feedback • 120 comments • 50 constructive feedback • 33 positive • 15 negative • 15 commenting on safety • 7 “other”

Lessons Learned • Double check skip patterns • Have someone else test the survey for understanding • Start right away with mailing paper surveys • Use address cleaning software to reduce returned mail

Questions? emily.healy@mt.gov 444-1722