Research and Statistics -- DLI statistics

Workers' compensation

Age of indemnity claimants, injury-years 1990 through 2008 [1]

A. Mean age (years)

Injury year	Women	Men	Total
1990	37.6	36.4	36.8
1991	37.8	36.7	37.1
1992	38.2	36.9	37.4
1993	38.7	37.4	37.9
1994	38.9	37.5	38.0
1995	39.3	38.1	38.5
1996	39.7	38.7	39.0
1997	40.0	39.1	39.4
1998	40.3	39.0	39.4
1999	40.7	39.4	39.9
2000	41.0	39.6	40.1
2001	41.3	40.1	40.5
2002	41.8	40.4	40.9
2003	42.2	40.9	41.3
2004	42.5	41.2	41.6
2005	43.1	41.3	41.9
2006	43.0	41.5	42.0
2007	43.3	42.0	42.4
2008	43.5	42.2	42.7

B. Distribution of indemnity claimants by age groups

Injury year	15-24 years	25-34 years	35-44 years	45-54 years	55-64 years	65+ years
1990	16.7%	33.7%	25.3%	15.1%	8.2%	1.1%
1991	15.7%	32.9%	26.7%	15.3%	8.2%	1.1%
1992	15.8%	31.3%	27.2%	16.5%	8.0%	1.1%
1993	14.7%	30.4%	28.0%	17.3%	8.4%	1.2%
1994	14.7%	29.2%	28.7%	17.7%	8.6%	1.2%
1995	13.8%	27.7%	29.4%	19.1%	8.3%	1.3%
1996	13.1%	26.2%	30.3%	20.0%	9.1%	1.4%
1997	12.6%	24.8%	30.8%	20.6%	9.5%	1.6%
1998	13.1%	23.9%	30.6%	21.3%	9.4%	1.6%
1999	12.7%	22.8%	30.9%	22.0%	9.8%	1.7%
2000	13.0%	21.6%	30.5%	23.1%	10.1%	1.8%
2001	12.4%	21.6%	29.7%	24.0%	10.4%	1.9%
2002	12.3%	20.6%	28.7%	25.4%	11.0%	1.9%
2003	12.1%	20.1%	27.7%	25.6%	12.4%	2.0%
2004	12.0%	19.5%	27.0%	26.8%	12.5%	2.2%
2005	11.8%	19.6%	25.2%	27.8%	13.4%	2.2%
2006	12.1%	19.5%	24.1%	28.1%	13.9%	2.4%
2007	11.1%	19.4%	23.9%	28.1%	15.2%	2.3%
2008	10.5%	19.9%	23.2%	28.1%	15.6%	2.7%

1. Data is from the Department of Labor and Industry claims database. Percentages are based on cases with known values.