National Occupational Exposure Survey Sampling Methodology

The National Occupational Exposure Survey (NOES) of 1981-1983 was initiated by NIOSH to address a critical and continuing need for information on nationwide patterns of occupational exposures to potential health hazards. The NOES consisted of on-site observational surveys in a sample of nearly 5,000 establishments which had been selected to represent most sectors of the American workforce covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

This book describes the method used to select the sample of plants to be surveyed, and the estimation techniques used to project survey data to national estimates.