WI1MISSFD
Number of full days missed from work because of 1st injury (excludes the day when 1st injury happened)
WI1MISSFD is a 3-digit numeric variable with no implied decimals.
998: Unknown
999: Not in universe
For sample persons aged 18 and older who worked at a civilian job last year and who had at least one on-the-job injury last year resulting in medical attention beyond minor first aid, OR inability to do some work activities, OR loss of consciousness, OR transfer to another job, WI1MISSFD reports the number of scheduled full work days that were missed because of the person's first injury.
Respondents were instructed to not include the day when the injury occurred.
This variable was included in the 1988 Occupational Health supplement.