Back pain is a major work-related health issue.
Back pain is a major occupational health problem among American workers. This regional survey in northeastern Colorado also revealed that it was the case for family farmers, who have not been routinely included in the available national statistics. Reporting race and ethnicity variables in public health surveillance systems is critical to making informed public health policy decisions about minority groups. A national health objective for 2000 is to improve race and ethnicity data collection in public health surveillance and data systems. The findings of this study suggests that proportions of race and ethnicity reporting are low and have not improved over time.