Occupation and cancer - European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)

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Table 21. Observed number of colon cancer among women in the Nordic countries and standardised incidence ratios 1961 2005, by
country and occupational category.
Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Sweden Total
No Occupational category Obs SIR Obs SIR Obs SIR Obs SIR Obs SIR Obs SIR 95% CI
1 Technical workers, etc 77 1.06 88 1.22 1 0.94 32 0.94 203 1.03 401 1.06 0.97*1.17
2 Laboratory assistants 49 0.99 42 1.01 2 1.22 40 0.88 30 0.74 163 0.91 0.78*1.06
3 Physicians 21 0.85 17 0.98 [0.36] 0.00 21 1.13 50 1.20 109 1.07 0.88*1.29
4 Dentists 23 1.06 21 0.96 1 8.14 21 1.28 38 1.04 104 1.08 0.89*1.30
5 Nurses 428 0.98 210 1.00 4 0.46 352 0.98 620 1.01 1 614 0.99 0.94*1.04
6 Assistant nurses 302 1.00 219 0.97 13 1.05 379 1.04 995 0.97 1 908 0.99 0.94*1.03
7 ‘‘Other health workers’’ 239 0.95 182 1.04 1 0.42 376 1.03 325 0.96 1 123 0.99 0.93*1.05
8 Teachers 563 1.06 432 1.07 11 0.73 678 1.00 1 338 0.98 3 022 1.01 0.97*1.05
9 Religious workers etc 68 0.93 185 1.05 5 2.13 186 1.09 393 0.95 837 1.00 0.93*1.07
10 Artistic workers 33 0.82 35 1.11 3 1.58 44 0.82 80 0.94 195 0.92 0.80*1.06
11 Journalists 15 1.88 17 0.82 [0.46] 0.00 10 0.74 32 0.82 74 0.91 0.71*1.14
12 Administrators 262 1.11 62 0.91 [1.68] 0.00 190 1.08 236 1.19 750 1.11 1.03*1.19
13 Clerical workers 2 297 1.06 1 424 1.11 57 1.21 2 398 1.06 3 709 1.10 9 885 1.08 1.06*1.10
14 Sales agents 27 1.31 214 1.05 9 1.62 346 1.02 559 1.06 1 155 1.05 0.99*1.12
15 Shop workers 1 556 1.01 770 1.06 32 1.00 2 057 1.04 2 456 1.06 6 871 1.04 1.01*1.06
16 Farmers 942 0.87 424 0.82 14 0.55 1 286 0.90 174 0.82 2 840 0.87 0.84*0.90
17 Gardeners 113 0.81 1 197 0.84 3 3.46 749 0.87 602 0.97 2 664 0.88 0.84*0.91
18 Fishermen 8 1.48 5 1.68 1 1.31 3 0.30 2 1.00 19 0.90 0.54*1.41
19 Forestry workers 3 2.14 2 0.35 [0.10] 0.00 15 0.96 12 0.95 32 0.90 0.62*1.27
20 Miners and quarry workers [0.09] 0.00 1 0.39 [0.03] 0.00 [0.68] 0.00 1 0.35 2 0.32 0.04*1.17
21 Seamen 1 1.70 [0.00] 0.00 1 0.44 [0.26] 0.00 2 0.64 0.08*2.32
22 Transport workers [1.54] 0.00 46 1.23 1 1.07 13 1.32 35 1.02 95 1.13 0.92*1.38
23 Drivers 34 0.91 18 1.14 [0.35] 0.00 34 0.90 74 0.95 160 0.94 0.81*1.10
24 Postal workers 105 1.30 234 1.05 13 1.16 480 1.07 652 1.03 1 484 1.06 1.01*1.12
25 Textile workers 516 1.02 548 1.07 15 0.67 872 1.15 1 523 1.06 3 474 1.08 1.04*1.11
26 Shoe and leather workers 29 0.79 61 0.98 [1.17] 0.00 44 0.82 112 1.03 246 0.94 0.83*1.06
27 Smelting workers 8 0.89 11 0.75 [0.05] 0.00 5 0.96 21 0.84 45 0.84 0.61*1.12
28 Mechanics 96 1.12 57 0.90 [0.17] 0.00 63 1.00 260 1.00 476 1.01 0.92*1.11
29 Plumbers [1.02] 0.00 [0.13] 0.00 1 2.41 [0.28] 0.00 1 0.54 0.01*3.02
30 Welders 2 0.44 [0.01] 0.00 7 1.76 5 0.60 14 0.82 0.45*1.38
31 Electrical workers 133 1.11 41 1.08 [0.17] 0.00 72 1.08 122 0.85 368 1.00 0.90*1.11
32 Wood workers 49 1.21 103 0.79 [0.33] 0.00 19 0.87 35 0.84 206 0.88 0.77*1.01
33 Painters 1 0.65 21 1.41 [0.09] 0.00 8 1.55 8 0.69 38 1.14 0.81*1.56
34 ‘‘Other construction workers’’ 2 1.58 52 0.96 [0.05] 0.00 3 1.50 1 0.83 58 0.98 0.75*1.27
35 Bricklayers [0.26] 0.00 [1.81] 0.00 [0.10] 0.00 [0.03] 0.00 [2.21] 0.00 0.00*1.67
36 Printers 57 1.23 77 1.23 1 0.59 60 0.99 132 1.16 327 1.15 1.03*1.28
37 Chemical process workers 80 1.08 38 1.15 3 3.73 73 1.32 98 1.06 292 1.14 1.02*1.28
38 Food workers 350 0.96 170 0.97 43 1.02 370 1.01 285 0.98 1 218 0.98 0.93*1.04
39 Beverage workers 36 1.05 4 0.40 [0.10] 0.00 5 1.61 21 1.12 66 0.99 0.77*1.27
40 Tobacco workers 43 0.92 8 1.41 10 0.80 10 0.92 71 0.93 0.73*1.18
41 Glass makers etc 91 1.06 122 1.02 [1.12] 0.00 121 1.02 286 1.17 620 1.09 1.01*1.18
42 Packers 31 1.23 224 1.05 4 0.92 308 1.06 372 1.00 939 1.04 0.97*1.10
43 Engine operators 1 1.66 28 0.84 [0.06] 0.00 4 1.16 13 0.69 46 0.82 0.60*1.09
44 Public safety workers 3 0.99 7 0.89 [0.86] 0.00 43 1.15 26 1.06 79 1.07 0.85*1.34
45 Cooks and stewards 2 2.01 261 1.08 28 1.66 467 1.11 502 0.87 1 260 1.00 0.95*1.06
46 Domestic assistants 554 0.96 241 0.97 6 1.17 1 009 0.93 1 319 0.96 3 129 0.95 0.92*0.99
47 Waiters 108 1.14 230 1.18 3 1.70 488 1.11 579 0.99 1 408 1.07 1.02*1.13
48 Building caretakers 1 553 0.93 764 0.91 38 1.13 1 791 0.95 1 435 0.98 5 581 0.95 0.92*0.97
49 Chimney sweeps [0.20] 0.00 1 2.62 [0.28] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 1 1.13 0.03*6.30
50 Hairdressers 95 0.97 86 1.16 [1.49] 0.00 126 1.15 243 1.08 550 1.08 1.00*1.18
51 Launderers 193 1.02 55 0.80 2 0.35 149 0.89 324 1.02 723 0.97 0.90*1.04
52 Military personnel [0.98] 0.00 2 3.46 1 2.22 [0.57] 0.00 3 1.17 0.24*3.41
53 ‘‘Other workers’’ 472 1.00 244 0.96 31 0.96 916 0.96 693 1.08 2 356 1.00 0.96*1.04
54 Economically inactive 13 154 1.00 6 086 1.01 115 1.00 12 539 0.99 31 314 0.99 63 208 0.99 0.99*1.00
1 54 All categories 24 822 1.00 15 390 1.00 460 1.00 29 285 1.00 52 355 1.00 122 312 1.00 Ref.
Obs observed number of cases; SIR standardised incidence ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence interval.
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