Appendix

Figure A.1 Organizational Structure of the Spanish National System of Safety and Health at Work

Source: Adapted from Sesseet al. (2002).

Table A.1: Accident rates in Spain, 2009

Accidents / Affiliates / Accident Rate
BOTH SEXES / 617.440 / 14.414.900 / 4,28
Natives / 541.996 / 12.914.738 / 4,20
Foreign-born / 75.444 / 1.500.162 / 5,03
MALE / 453.762 / 7.855.400 / 5,78
Natives / 397.702 / 6.937.844 / 5,73
Foreign-born / 56.060 / 917.556 / 6,11
FEMALE / 194.163 / 6.559.500 / 2,96
Natives / 168.866 / 5.976.904 / 2,83
Foreign-born / 25.297 / 582.596 / 4,34

Notes: This table shows Accident rates by sex and immigrant status with information from the Estadística de Accidentes y EnfermedadesProfesionales(MITIN, 2009) and the Social Security Affiliation Registry (MITIN, 2009)

Table A.2:

Share of Immigrants by Major Industry and Occupation Groups

By Industry/Occupation Categories / All
Foreign-born / Africans / Asians / Europeans / Latin Americans / Other Regions
Major Industry Categories
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting / 15.12 / 4.54 / 0.24 / 4.92 / 5.42 / 0.01
Nondurable goods and wood products manufacturing / 10.64 / 2.12 / 0.35 / 4.04 / 4.07 / 0.06
Mining and oil and gas extraction, utilities, and metal products / 8.50 / 1.99 / 0.21 / 3.29 / 2.98 / 0.03
Machinery, electronic products, and electrical and transportation manufacturing / 7.59 / 1.01 / 0.15 / 3.37 / 3.03 / 0.03
Construction / 19.36 / 3.91 / 0.20 / 6.60 / 8.60 / 0.04
Wholesale and retail trade, accommodation and food services / 15.42 / 2.12 / 1.17 / 4.58 / 7.49 / 0.06
Transportation and warehousing and Information / 10.47 / 1.08 / 0.26 / 4.49 / 4.57 / 0.07
Financial activities, professional and business services / 9.58 / 0.79 / 0.12 / 3.59 / 4.93 / 0.14
Education and health services and public administration / 6.23 / 0.63 / 0.15 / 2.52 / 2.82 / 0.11
Other services / 29.21 / 1.85 / 0.71 / 7.80 / 18.74 / 0.11
All industries / 13.13 / 1.89 / 0.45 / 4.41 / 6.32 / 0.07
Major Occupation Categories
Managers / 8.71 / 1.03 / 1.14 / 3.87 / 2.52 / 0.15
Professionals / 6.67 / 0.47 / 0.19 / 3.19 / 2.60 / 0.22
Technicians and associate professionals / 6.78 / 0.44 / 0.18 / 3.18 / 2.86 / 0.12
Clerical supportworkers / 6.97 / 0.55 / 0.17 / 2.82 / 3.37 / 0.06
Service workers / 19.59 / 2.13 / 1.10 / 5.30 / 11.04 / 0.01
Sales workers / 10.59 / 1.04 / 1.03 / 2.69 / 5.74 / 0.09
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers / 7.15 / 2.14 / 0.20 / 2.65 / 2.15 / 0.01
Skilled construction workers / 17.68 / 3.23 / 0.17 / 6.68 / 7.57 / 0.03
Skilled extraction and manufacturing workers / 10.00 / 1.59 / 0.12 / 3.82 / 4.46 / 0.01
Craft and related trades workers / 12.12 / 2.55 / 0.33 / 4.13 / 5.08 / 0.03
Plant and machine operators, and assemblers / 9.13 / 1.63 / 0.15 / 3.55 / 3.77 / 0.02
Unskilled service workers except transportation / 29.53 / 3.02 / 0.71 / 7.55 / 18.25 / 0.01
Unskilled non-service and transportation workers / 26.99 / 7.44 / 0.47 / 7.32 / 11.74 / 0.01
All occupations / 13.13 / 1.89 / 0.45 / 4.41 / 6.32 / 0.07

Note: Observations are weighted using the individual weights in the EPA. The sample includes only individuals aged 16 and older who are employed in the private or public sector, except for military personnel, and not self-employed.

Source: EPA (2001-2010).

Table A.3:

Injury and Fatality Rates by Occupation and Industry: Low-skilled Young Natives

Mean / S.D.
Occupation Injury Rate per 10,000 Workers / 913.75 / 645.84
Industry Injury Rate per 10,000 Workers / 624.57 / 387.08
Occupation Fatality Rate per 100,000 Workers / 8.54 / 7.86
Industry Fatality Rate per 100,000 Workers / 6.84 / 6.71
Observations / 31208