Occupation and cancer - European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)

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Table 41. Observed number of cancer of the cervix uteri 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 34 0.96 28 0.96 [1.01] 0.00 21 1.10 89 0.80 172 0.88 0.75*1.02
2 Laboratory assistants 21 0.76 15 1.00 3 2.29 14 0.66 38 1.00 91 0.88 0.71*1.08
3 Physicians 5 0.43 5 0.68 [0.18] 0.00 2 0.22 21 0.78 33 0.59 0.41*0.83
4 Dentists 3 0.29 5 0.72 [0.07] 0.00 4 0.54 9 0.48 21 0.48 0.30*0.74
5 Nurses 101 0.50 47 0.62 6 1.18 102 0.65 214 0.68 470 0.62 0.57*0.68
6 Assistant nurses 166 1.08 61 0.81 5 0.69 140 0.96 607 1.05 979 1.02 0.96*1.09
7 ‘‘Other health workers’’ 56 0.48 41 0.66 1 0.60 116 0.76 161 0.81 375 0.70 0.64*0.78
8 Teachers 151 0.57 75 0.55 8 0.81 175 0.55 436 0.63 845 0.59 0.55*0.63
9 Religious workers etc 26 0.74 55 0.73 1 0.71 46 0.61 184 0.69 312 0.69 0.62*0.77
10 Artistic workers 20 1.17 13 1.11 1 0.96 14 0.61 51 1.07 99 0.98 0.80*1.20
11 Journalists 3 0.75 8 1.10 1 3.41 6 0.94 23 1.03 41 1.01 0.73*1.38
12 Administrators 100 0.97 25 0.98 [0.64] 0.00 74 1.05 118 1.12 317 1.04 0.93*1.16
13 Clerical workers 975 0.90 446 0.99 27 0.97 815 0.85 1 746 1.02 4 009 0.95 0.92*0.98
14 Sales agents 12 1.28 52 0.78 4 1.72 108 0.94 271 1.18 447 1.06 0.96*1.16
15 Shop workers 710 1.02 224 1.00 19 1.23 692 1.00 1 141 1.19 2 786 1.07 1.04*1.12
16 Farmers 238 0.49 144 0.93 2 0.22 246 0.61 55 0.62 685 0.60 0.55*0.64
17 Gardeners 44 0.70 287 0.71 [0.34] 0.00 147 0.60 154 0.65 632 0.66 0.61*0.72
18 Fishermen 2 0.78 [0.94] 0.00 [0.46] 0.00 8 2.35 2 2.42 12 1.47 0.76*2.56
19 Forestry workers 1 1.48 [1.66] 0.00 [0.06] 0.00 8 1.71 8 1.45 17 1.35 0.79*2.17
20 Miners and quarry workers [0.04] 0.00 2 2.63 [0.01] 0.00 1 3.25 1 0.75 4 1.63 0.44*4.16
21 Seamen 1 3.80 [0.00] 0.00 [0.86] 0.00 [0.25] 0.00 1 0.72 0.02*4.04
22 Transport workers [0.70] 0.00 18 1.60 [0.33] 0.00 4 0.83 25 1.31 47 1.30 0.96*1.73
23 Drivers 22 1.21 11 2.03 [0.22] 0.00 23 1.58 66 1.55 122 1.51 1.26*1.80
24 Postal workers 31 0.85 50 0.72 2 0.45 158 0.88 255 0.89 496 0.86 0.79*0.94
25 Textile workers 298 1.26 180 1.16 6 0.87 284 1.08 586 1.10 1 354 1.13 1.07*1.19
26 Shoe and leather workers 24 1.35 18 0.95 [0.41] 0.00 26 1.32 64 1.51 132 1.33 1.12*1.58
27 Smelting workers 11 2.51 3 0.68 [0.02] 0.00 4 1.78 16 1.27 34 1.43 0.99*2.01
28 Mechanics 68 1.52 20 0.98 [0.09] 0.00 28 1.11 161 1.25 277 1.26 1.12*1.42
29 Plumbers [0.32] 0.00 [0.05] 0.00 [0.17] 0.00 [0.24] 0.00 [0.78] 0.00 0.00*4.72
30 Welders 1 0.62 [0.01] 0.00 5 2.46 6 1.10 12 1.31 0.68*2.30
31 Electrical workers 100 1.59 16 1.14 [0.08] 0.00 46 1.62 91 1.23 253 1.41 1.25*1.59
32 Wood workers 29 1.43 51 1.31 [0.17] 0.00 5 0.61 24 1.09 109 1.22 1.01*1.47
33 Painters [0.77] 0.00 10 2.14 [0.05] 0.00 2 1.04 6 1.04 18 1.36 0.81*2.15
34 ‘‘Other construction workers’’ 1 1.71 33 2.07 [0.03] 0.00 [0.67] 0.00 [0.86] 0.00 34 1.88 1.30*2.63
35 Bricklayers [0.12] 0.00 2 4.12 1 25.25 [0.03] 0.00 3 4.45 0.92*13.00
36 Printers 32 1.41 20 0.97 1 1.27 36 1.47 61 1.14 150 1.23 1.05*1.44
37 Chemical process workers 61 1.73 9 0.89 [0.28] 0.00 35 1.62 45 1.11 150 1.39 1.18*1.63
38 Food workers 263 1.51 49 0.94 21 1.15 141 1.16 132 1.16 606 1.26 1.17*1.37
39 Beverage workers 31 1.90 5 1.69 [0.04] 0.00 2 1.86 17 2.42 55 2.01 1.51*2.61
40 Tobacco workers 38 1.67 [1.61] 0.00 7 1.36 8 1.66 53 1.54 1.16*2.02
41 Glass makers etc 70 1.60 50 1.36 3 5.94 58 1.25 147 1.36 328 1.39 1.25*1.55
42 Packers 15 1.23 100 1.55 1 0.66 130 1.27 222 1.39 468 1.38 1.26*1.51
43 Engine operators [0.44] 0.00 13 1.23 [0.03] 0.00 3 1.82 13 1.13 29 1.20 0.80*1.72
44 Public safety workers [1.21] 0.00 3 1.12 1 3.01 12 1.20 19 1.05 35 1.08 0.75*1.50
45 Cooks and stewards 1 2.23 76 0.99 8 1.44 168 1.29 290 1.33 543 1.26 1.16*1.37
46 Domestic assistants 285 1.08 79 0.92 1 0.70 340 0.98 779 1.17 1 484 1.09 1.04*1.15
47 Waiters 106 2.26 102 1.61 1 1.26 239 1.54 368 1.59 816 1.64 1.53*1.75
48 Building caretakers 990 1.30 359 1.38 9 0.79 810 1.33 937 1.54 3 105 1.38 1.34*1.43
49 Chimney sweeps [0.05] 0.00 [0.13] 0.00 [0.07] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 [0.28] 0.00 0.00*13.29
50 Hairdressers 52 1.10 34 1.37 [1.18] 0.00 48 1.03 148 1.36 282 1.23 1.10*1.38
51 Launderers 85 1.00 27 1.34 [1.49] 0.00 73 1.36 147 1.27 332 1.20 1.08*1.34
52 Military personnel 1 2.27 1 4.22 [0.21] 0.00 [0.61] 0.00 2 1.33 0.16*4.82
53 ‘‘Other workers’’ 280 1.28 96 1.18 19 1.40 341 1.01 378 1.33 1 114 1.19 1.12*1.26
54 Economically inactive 5 446 0.99 1 846 1.02 51 1.10 4 944 1.05 11 170 0.94 23 457 0.98 0.97*0.99
1 54 All categories 11 008 1.00 4 816 1.00 202 1.00 10 712 1.00 21 510 1.00 48 248 1.00 Ref.
Obs observed number of cases; SIR standardised incidence ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence interval.