Occupation and cancer - European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)

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Table 35. Observed number of lung 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 91 1.06 51 0.91 1 0.42 26 1.05 145 0.96 314 0.98 0.88*1.10
2 Laboratory assistants 60 0.91 36 1.09 5 1.38 24 0.82 37 0.71 162 0.88 0.76*1.03
3 Physicians 24 0.86 13 0.97 [0.65] 0.00 5 0.45 20 0.54 62 0.68 0.52*0.88
4 Dentists 11 0.45 10 0.63 [0.27] 0.00 5 0.54 20 0.78 46 0.61 0.45*0.81
5 Nurses 351 0.72 121 0.73 10 0.56 143 0.60 306 0.70 931 0.69 0.65*0.74
6 Assistant nurses 447 1.19 163 0.91 17 0.69 241 0.99 814 1.00 1 682 1.03 0.98*1.08
7 ‘‘Other health workers’’ 185 0.67 108 0.78 [4.99] 0.00 189 0.83 243 0.88 725 0.79 0.73*0.84
8 Teachers 373 0.59 186 0.59 12 0.39 215 0.51 559 0.55 1 345 0.55 0.53*0.58
9 Religious workers etc 48 0.57 92 0.66 2 0.43 70 0.65 292 0.84 504 0.74 0.68*0.81
10 Artistic workers 28 0.70 26 1.07 3 0.77 27 0.88 81 1.25 165 1.01 0.87*1.17
11 Journalists 11 1.14 33 2.06 1 1.01 8 0.91 38 1.23 91 1.37 1.10*1.68
12 Administrators 285 1.16 71 1.35 3 0.91 88 0.91 134 0.94 581 1.07 0.99*1.16
13 Clerical workers 2 652 1.01 1 255 1.25 79 0.82 1 427 1.04 2 964 1.18 8 377 1.10 1.08*1.13
14 Sales agents 19 0.85 191 1.26 10 0.93 180 1.17 368 1.22 768 1.20 1.12*1.29
15 Shop workers 1 776 1.06 603 1.07 75 1.19 1 169 1.07 1 617 1.19 5 240 1.10 1.07*1.13
16 Farmers 516 0.44 192 0.54 20 0.42 301 0.47 60 0.51 1 089 0.46 0.44*0.49
17 Gardeners 105 0.69 544 0.52 3 1.91 183 0.46 233 0.67 1 068 0.54 0.51*0.58
18 Fishermen 7 1.13 2 0.90 1 0.63 4 0.68 1 0.89 15 0.89 0.50*1.46
19 Forestry workers 2 1.21 4 0.94 1 4.60 7 0.83 10 1.23 24 1.06 0.68*1.57
20 Miners and quarry workers [0.11] 0.00 1 0.54 [0.04] 0.00 2 4.25 [2.16] 0.00 3 0.65 0.13*1.89
21 Seamen 1 2.15 [0.00] 0.00 [1.37] 0.00 [0.28] 0.00 1 0.47 0.01*2.63
22 Transport workers 6 3.53 60 2.08 2 1.18 12 1.89 34 1.52 114 1.87 1.56*2.25
23 Drivers 54 1.21 20 1.60 1 1.31 23 1.03 112 1.75 210 1.46 1.27*1.67
24 Postal workers 85 0.96 172 1.00 18 0.82 238 0.94 449 1.08 962 1.01 0.95*1.08
25 Textile workers 759 1.32 361 0.94 31 0.79 397 1.14 791 1.12 2 339 1.14 1.09*1.19
26 Shoe and leather workers 53 1.22 43 0.89 1 0.49 25 0.98 69 1.25 191 1.09 0.95*1.26
27 Smelting workers 21 1.96 14 1.23 [0.10] 0.00 5 1.31 22 1.14 62 1.37 1.05*1.75
28 Mechanics 189 1.70 82 1.67 [0.39] 0.00 62 1.77 272 1.49 605 1.60 1.48*1.73
29 Plumbers 1 1.45 [0.11] 0.00 [0.30] 0.00 2 6.17 3 2.10 0.43*6.14
30 Welders 5 1.35 [0.02] 0.00 5 1.64 15 1.89 25 1.70 1.10*2.51
31 Electrical workers 289 1.86 57 1.89 1 3.09 77 1.96 164 1.60 588 1.79 1.66*1.95
32 Wood workers 74 1.48 103 1.03 1 1.58 20 1.45 37 1.18 235 1.20 1.06*1.36
33 Painters 3 1.60 20 1.72 [0.17] 0.00 9 2.96 15 1.88 47 1.90 1.40*2.53
34 ‘‘Other construction workers’’ 3 2.12 88 2.17 [0.10] 0.00 1 0.85 4 3.42 96 2.17 1.75*2.65
35 Bricklayers [0.27] 0.00 1 0.76 [0.08] 0.00 [0.04] 0.00 1 0.59 0.01*3.27
36 Printers 74 1.33 72 1.49 8 2.46 54 1.69 153 2.12 361 1.71 1.54*1.90
37 Chemical process workers 153 1.77 20 0.79 2 1.33 41 1.42 75 1.36 291 1.48 1.32*1.66
38 Food workers 529 1.25 158 1.19 120 1.51 227 1.27 213 1.41 1 247 1.29 1.22*1.37
39 Beverage workers 82 2.05 10 1.33 [0.21] 0.00 3 1.65 15 1.65 110 1.88 1.56*2.26
40 Tobacco workers 128 2.30 6 1.42 23 4.10 12 1.74 169 2.33 2.01*2.71
41 Glass makers etc 161 1.50 115 1.26 3 1.44 102 1.58 224 1.48 605 1.45 1.34*1.57
42 Packers 48 1.59 230 1.41 10 1.27 238 1.56 331 1.53 857 1.50 1.41*1.61
43 Engine operators 5 4.61 68 2.61 1 9.61 7 2.74 44 2.43 125 2.61 2.19*3.11
44 Public safety workers 1 0.35 8 1.38 1 0.67 22 1.21 29 1.37 61 1.23 0.94*1.58
45 Cooks and stewards 1 0.94 191 1.06 24 0.81 199 1.07 346 1.25 761 1.13 1.05*1.21
46 Domestic assistants 709 1.11 153 0.84 6 0.68 465 0.90 923 1.08 2 256 1.02 0.98*1.07
47 Waiters 276 2.40 320 2.12 7 2.08 396 1.74 525 1.71 1 524 1.89 1.80*1.99
48 Building caretakers 2 319 1.26 818 1.31 68 1.12 1 262 1.25 1 190 1.41 5 657 1.29 1.26*1.32
49 Chimney sweeps [0.11] 0.00 [0.32] 0.00 [0.15] 0.00 [0.03] 0.00 [0.61] 0.00 0.00*6.06
50 Hairdressers 105 0.94 81 1.43 1 0.33 86 1.46 223 1.48 496 1.30 1.19*1.42
51 Launderers 269 1.31 58 1.13 13 1.33 89 1.15 183 1.24 612 1.25 1.15*1.35
52 Military personnel [1.07] 0.00 [0.51] 0.00 1 2.93 [0.79] 0.00 1 0.37 0.01*2.06
53 ‘‘Other workers’’ 719 1.37 230 1.21 61 1.01 528 1.02 540 1.40 2 078 1.23 1.18*1.29
54 Economically inactive 12 141 0.94 4 032 0.97 244 1.17 5 086 1.01 14 458 0.90 35 961 0.94 0.93*0.95
1 54 All categories 26 248 1.00 11 299 1.00 867 1.00 14 017 1.00 29 412 1.00 81 843 1.00 Ref.
Obs observed number of cases; SIR standardised incidence ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence interval.
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