May 26, 2020 14:00:00

What are the occupations with a high risk of death due to the new coronavirus?

Since new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is transmitted from person to person, it is important to secure a social distance in order to prevent infection. However, there are jobs that 'cannot secure social distance in business', and people who take such jobs are at high risk of infection and death. Mark Williams of the

University of London Queen Mary explains 'professions at high risk of death' based on data published by the British Bureau of Statistics.

Coronavirus class divide – the jobs most at risk of contracting and dying from COVID-19
https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-class-divide-the-jobs-most-at-risk-of-contracting-and-dying-from-covid-19-138857

Mr. Williams, based on the statistical information on the death record from 20 years old to 64 years old in the UK until April 20, 2020 published by the British Bureau of Statistics , a graphic image of 'the number of deaths by occupation' Less than. The red bar chart shows the proportion of all deaths in the relevant occupation, and the gray bar chart shows the proportion of all workers in the relevant occupation. Of all deaths, 'Cares' account for about 5.3%, 'Taxi drivers' for 4.2%, and 'Security guards' for 3.5%. Focusing on the gray bar graph, it can be seen that the above three occupations with the highest number of fatalities have a high death rate relative to the working population and a high risk of death.

Regarding occupations with a high risk of death, Williams explained, 'except for medical professionals, those with the most economically disadvantaged jobs have a high risk of death.' As for the cause of the high risk of death in such occupations, Williams pointed out that 'I cannot work from home'.

Work From Home (WFH) based on

statistical information about the labor market released by the UK Bureau of Statistics , 'Managerial & professional', 'Intermediate' and 'Routine & manual' The graph below shows the ratio of In each bar graph, blue is the proportion of 'Low WFH jobs (jobs that can hardly work from home)', red is the proportion of 'Moderate WHF jobs (jobs that allow me to work from home)', and green is 'High WFH jobs'. (Almost all occupations that allow telecommuting) '. Approximately 75% of high-income managers and professionals can work from home, whereas ordinary laborers rarely work from home.

Even in Canada, there is a tendency that “at home can work at home for high-income jobs, but at home for low-paid jobs is not possible”, and telecommuting is recommended in the COVID-19 pandemic. It has been pointed out that 'unequal wealth is promoted.'

Pointing out that working from home promotes `` unequal wealth ''-GIGAZINE

In addition, the graph below summarizes 'infection risk' based on the occupational survey on infection rate in COVID-19 released by Mr. Williams from the British Bureau of Statistics. The blue graph is the 'infection risk during work', the red graph is the 'risk related to ensuring social distance', and the green graph is the overall risk that combines the above two. In the “Managerial & professional” category, all risks were lower than the average, and in the “Intermediate” and “Routine & manual” categories, the risks were higher than the average and It is easy to do and it is difficult to secure social distance. ”

'General laborers have the lowest salaries and are not the safest,' Williams said. “In the COVID-19 pandemic, class inequalities are taking root.”