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Table 56. Observed number of non melanoma skin cancer among men 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 448 1.18 5 1.08 526 1.16 2946 1.10 3925 1.12 1.09*1.16
2 Laboratory assistants 7 0.81 1 1.19 27 1.23 10 1.12 45 1.11 0.81*1.49
3 Physicians 32 1.47 [1.96] 0.00 126 1.98 206 1.75 364 1.77 1.60*1.97
4 Dentists 2 0.41 [0.44] 0.00 30 1.08 88 1.47 120 1.29 1.08*1.54
5 Nurses 1 1.07 [0.01] 0.00 2 1.03 10 2.42 13 1.85 0.99*3.17
6 Assistant nurses 2 3.12 [0.21] 0.00 11 1.01 57 1.50 70 1.41 1.10*1.78
7 ‘‘Other health workers’’ 24 1.08 1 1.80 23 0.99 118 1.15 166 1.12 0.96*1.30
8 Teachers 163 1.00 5 0.72 405 1.21 817 1.24 1390 1.19 1.13*1.26
9 Religious workers etc 97 1.15 3 0.63 221 1.25 663 1.32 984 1.28 1.21*1.37
10 Artistic workers 30 0.97 [1.29] 0.00 71 1.38 154 0.97 255 1.05 0.93*1.19
11 Journalists 12 0.79 3 4.20 21 0.96 77 1.07 113 1.03 0.85*1.24
12 Administrators 345 1.30 17 1.32 874 1.38 1410 1.29 2646 1.32 1.27*1.37
13 Clerical workers 195 1.11 12 0.81 520 1.13 1372 1.23 2099 1.19 1.14*1.24
14 Sales agents 247 1.04 5 0.68 631 1.17 1860 1.16 2743 1.15 1.11*1.19
15 Shop workers 86 0.91 3 0.59 204 1.02 525 1.03 818 1.01 0.94*1.08
16 Farmers 1 432 1.03 19 0.84 1 521 0.93 2830 0.93 5802 0.95 0.93*0.98
17 Gardeners 148 0.85 2 2.86 368 0.95 952 0.90 1470 0.90 0.86*0.95
18 Fishermen 16 0.90 7 0.66 280 0.58 166 1.45 469 0.75 0.69*0.82
19 Forestry workers 132 0.68 [0.10] 0.00 252 0.87 446 0.59 830 0.67 0.62*0.71
20 Miners and quarry workers 37 1.22 [0.18] 0.00 78 1.04 147 0.82 262 0.92 0.82*1.04
21 Seamen 46 1.09 4 1.25 416 1.12 238 1.51 704 1.23 1.14*1.32
22 Transport workers 182 1.37 5 0.73 214 1.05 609 1.05 1 010 1.09 1.03*1.16
23 Drivers 348 0.92 7 0.77 485 0.91 1 195 0.93 2035 0.93 0.89*0.97
24 Postal workers 63 1.03 1 0.75 87 0.84 328 1.12 479 1.05 0.96*1.14
25 Textile workers 37 0.85 5 2.12 99 0.80 345 1.01 486 0.95 0.87*1.04
26 Shoe and leather workers 16 0.83 [0.52] 0.00 43 0.85 140 1.03 199 0.97 0.84*1.11
27 Smelting workers 58 0.91 3 0.99 133 0.86 381 0.73 575 0.78 0.71*0.84
28 Mechanics 366 0.97 14 1.59 660 0.89 2120 0.89 3160 0.90 0.87*0.94
29 Plumbers 54 0.90 3 2.03 76 0.92 269 1.00 402 0.97 0.88*1.07
30 Welders 51 0.98 [0.49] 0.00 97 1.04 255 0.85 403 0.90 0.82*1.00
31 Electrical workers 153 1.01 4 0.79 335 1.02 799 1.00 1 291 1.01 0.96*1.07
32 Wood workers 417 0.92 4 0.72 849 0.91 1415 0.84 2685 0.87 0.84*0.91
33 Painters 72 0.81 [2.18] 0.00 124 0.84 414 0.87 610 0.85 0.79*0.92
34 ‘‘Other construction workers’’ 223 0.81 12 1.16 158 0.94 788 0.90 1181 0.89 0.84*0.94
35 Bricklayers 36 0.78 75 0.84 188 0.87 299 0.85 0.76*0.95
36 Printers 43 1.19 2 1.18 103 1.21 268 1.10 416 1.14 1.03*1.25
37 Chemical process workers 79 1.23 [0.97] 0.00 179 0.91 331 0.85 589 0.90 0.83*0.98
38 Food workers 35 0.74 10 1.12 189 0.84 401 0.99 635 0.93 0.86*1.00
39 Beverage workers 5 1.44 [0.16] 0.00 2 1.04 16 0.75 23 0.85 0.54*1.28
40 Tobacco workers 3 5.11 [0.01] 0.00 4 1.24 1 0.58 8 1.44 0.62*2.84
41 Glass makers etc 58 0.87 3 2.02 113 1.07 413 0.96 587 0.97 0.90*1.06
42 Packers 135 0.92 5 0.97 270 0.82 748 0.97 1 158 0.93 0.87*0.98
43 Engine operators 200 1.10 11 1.77 169 0.94 589 0.95 969 0.98 0.92*1.04
44 Public safety workers 124 1.12 7 1.51 178 1.21 479 1.30 788 1.25 1.16*1.34
45 Cooks and stewards 3 0.48 1 0.50 37 0.61 54 0.88 95 0.73 0.59*0.89
46 Domestic assistants [0.75] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.52] 0.00 4 0.92 4 0.71 0.19*1.82
47 Waiters 3 0.54 [0.21] 0.00 23 0.87 40 1.29 66 1.04 0.81*1.33
48 Building caretakers 92 0.92 1 0.43 92 1.27 274 0.92 459 0.97 0.89*1.06
49 Chimney sweeps 10 1.50 7 0.97 18 0.89 35 1.02 0.71*1.43
50 Hairdressers [1.78] 0.00 [0.29] 0.00 24 1.13 84 1.03 108 1.03 0.85*1.25
51 Launderers 7 3.53 [0.22] 0.00 16 1.24 55 0.96 78 1.08 0.85*1.35
52 Military personnel 41 1.32 150 1.24 309 1.32 500 1.29 1.19*1.41
53 ‘‘Other workers’’ 95 0.84 27 1.41 690 1.07 851 0.90 1 663 0.96 0.92*1.01
54 Economically inactive 611 0.96 11 0.86 259 0.85 1125 0.89 2006 0.91 0.87*0.95
1 54 All categories 7 122 1.00 223 1.00 12 547 1.00 30 398 1.00 50 290 1.00 Ref.
Obs observed number of cases; SIR standardised incidence ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence interval.