Recordkeeping Error or Strategic Seasonal Substitution? The Seasonality of Occupational Injuries in SOII and MarketScan

Speaker

Ben Raymond, PhD
Research Economist
Bureau of Labor Statistic

This presentation will compare the seasonal patterns observed in the Survey of Occupation Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) to claims data from the IBM MarketScan Research Databases. While findings demonstrate workers’ compensation data and the SOII display similar seasonal patterns, the year-end decline in the MarketScan data is 1/3 to ½ the magnitude observed in the SOII.

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This seminar is a part of the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy second term seminar series on Occupational Injury