Occupation and cancer - European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)

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Table 57. Observed number of non melanoma skin 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 24 0.86 [0.49] 0.00 13 1.26 77 1.00 114 0.99 0.82*1.18
2 Laboratory assistants 13 0.81 1 1.34 15 1.07 16 1.07 45 0.98 0.72*1.32
3 Physicians 7 1.10 [0.14] 0.00 13 2.22 30 1.89 50 1.77 1.31*2.33
4 Dentists 4 0.38 [0.05] 0.00 11 2.12 26 1.76 41 1.35 0.97*1.83
5 Nurses 83 1.02 8 2.16 123 1.10 279 1.14 493 1.12 1.02*1.22
6 Assistant nurses 90 0.97 7 1.31 101 0.90 373 0.94 571 0.94 0.87*1.02
7 ‘‘Other health workers’’ 74 1.04 2 1.86 125 1.11 153 1.16 354 1.12 1.01*1.24
8 Teachers 166 0.97 8 1.23 268 1.28 625 1.18 1 067 1.16 1.10*1.24
9 Religious workers etc 60 0.95 [0.99] 0.00 74 1.38 171 1.05 305 1.08 0.97*1.21
10 Artistic workers 7 0.54 1 1.20 22 1.30 32 0.96 62 0.97 0.74*1.24
11 Journalists 4 0.46 [0.21] 0.00 2 0.48 32 2.11 38 1.35 0.95*1.85
12 Administrators 28 0.97 [0.69] 0.00 64 1.14 110 1.40 202 1.23 1.07*1.41
13 Clerical workers 488 0.93 29 1.42 787 1.14 1519 1.16 2 823 1.11 1.07*1.15
14 Sales agents 90 0.95 3 1.32 111 1.02 214 1.02 418 1.00 0.91*1.11
15 Shop workers 279 0.88 13 0.96 733 1.17 914 0.98 1 939 1.03 0.98*1.07
16 Farmers 269 0.96 11 1.06 383 0.80 69 0.85 732 0.86 0.80*0.92
17 Gardeners 799 1.14 [0.35] 0.00 229 0.80 256 1.06 1 284 1.04 0.99*1.10
18 Fishermen [1.46] 0.00 [0.33] 0.00 [3.12] 0.00 1 1.21 1 0.17 0.00*0.97
19 Forestry workers [2.81] 0.00 [0.05] 0.00 6 1.19 5 1.00 11 0.85 0.43*1.53
20 Miners and quarry workers 1 0.83 [0.02] 0.00 [0.19] 0.00 3 2.74 4 1.59 0.43*4.08
21 Seamen [0.19] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 1 1.37 [0.10] 0.00 1 0.98 0.02*5.49
22 Transport workers 8 0.45 1 2.46 1 0.34 15 1.11 25 0.72 0.47*1.07
23 Drivers 9 1.36 [0.15] 0.00 11 0.93 33 1.14 53 1.11 0.83*1.45
24 Postal workers 108 1.08 5 1.07 125 0.91 268 1.09 506 1.04 0.95*1.13
25 Textile workers 239 1.00 7 0.78 209 0.87 567 0.98 1 022 0.96 0.90*1.02
26 Shoe and leather workers 29 1.02 1 2.09 15 0.88 38 0.88 83 0.93 0.74*1.15
27 Smelting workers 7 1.04 [0.02] 0.00 [1.55] 0.00 8 0.85 15 0.85 0.47*1.39
28 Mechanics 23 0.83 [0.08] 0.00 20 1.05 81 0.82 124 0.85 0.72*1.02
29 Plumbers [0.05] 0.00 [0.11] 0.00 [0.11] 0.00 [0.27] 0.00 0.00*13.64
30 Welders [1.83] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 2 1.73 2 0.65 4 0.66 0.18*1.69
31 Electrical workers 15 1.04 [0.07] 0.00 11 0.55 55 1.00 81 0.90 0.72*1.12
32 Wood workers 81 1.34 [0.14] 0.00 5 0.74 14 0.88 100 1.20 0.99*1.47
33 Painters 8 1.23 [0.04] 0.00 3 1.92 3 0.66 14 1.11 0.61*1.86
34 ‘‘Other construction workers’’ 24 0.88 [0.02] 0.00 [0.66] 0.00 [0.49] 0.00 24 0.85 0.54*1.26
35 Bricklayers [0.93] 0.00 [0.03] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.97] 0.00 0.00*3.80
36 Printers 22 0.79 [0.70] 0.00 14 0.76 39 0.90 75 0.83 0.65*1.04
37 Chemical process workers 15 1.00 1 3.14 14 0.83 45 1.23 75 1.09 0.86*1.37
38 Food workers 84 1.02 9 0.52 91 0.78 103 0.89 287 0.86 0.77*0.97
39 Beverage workers 2 0.42 [0.04] 0.00 2 2.06 4 0.55 8 0.61 0.26*1.21
40 Tobacco workers 4 1.41 1 0.28 6 1.42 11 1.03 0.52*1.85
41 Glass makers etc 49 0.89 1 2.10 36 0.99 93 0.98 179 0.96 0.83*1.11
42 Packers 95 0.98 4 2.25 79 0.88 151 1.02 329 0.98 0.88*1.09
43 Engine operators 13 0.88 [0.03] 0.00 [1.02] 0.00 3 0.43 16 0.71 0.40*1.15
44 Public safety workers 3 0.81 [0.34] 0.00 11 0.85 11 1.17 25 0.95 0.61*1.40
45 Cooks and stewards 110 0.96 3 0.45 143 1.03 204 0.88 460 0.94 0.86*1.03
46 Domestic assistants 115 1.00 [1.98] 0.00 310 0.90 460 0.88 885 0.90 0.84*0.96
47 Waiters 65 0.76 [0.69] 0.00 113 0.82 223 0.94 401 0.87 0.79*0.96
48 Building caretakers 363 0.90 9 0.67 504 0.85 488 0.86 1 364 0.87 0.82*0.92
49 Chimney sweeps [0.14] 0.00 [0.10] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 [0.25] 0.00 0.00*14.93
50 Hairdressers 28 0.85 [0.66] 0.00 45 1.32 95 1.06 168 1.07 0.92*1.24
51 Launderers 32 0.95 3 1.36 53 1.00 111 0.87 199 0.92 0.80*1.05
52 Military personnel [0.16] 0.00 [0.13] 0.00 [0.22] 0.00 [0.51] 0.00 0.00*7.25
53 ‘‘Other workers’’ 106 0.90 8 0.60 291 0.95 221 0.88 626 0.91 0.84*0.99
54 Economically inactive 3 216 1.04 54 1.17 4 076 1.02 12 269 0.99 19 615 1.00 0.99*1.02
1 54 All categories 7 359 1.00 189 1.00 9 266 1.00 20 515 1.00 37 329 1.00 Ref.
Obs observed number of cases; SIR standardised incidence ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence interval.
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