Occupation and cancer - European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)

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Table 58. Observed number of eye 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 46 1.03 39 0.96 1 2.58 39 1.24 172 1.02 297 1.04 0.93*1.17
2 Laboratory assistants [0.87] 0.00 1 0.97 [0.07] 0.00 4 2.72 1 0.99 6 1.35 0.49*2.93
3 Physicians 3 0.82 5 2.13 [0.13] 0.00 4 1.01 10 1.25 22 1.22 0.76*1.84
4 Dentists 2 1.83 [0.49] 0.00 [0.04] 0.00 3 1.73 6 1.60 11 1.55 0.77*2.77
5 Nurses [0.05] 0.00 [0.16] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.22] 0.00 [0.67] 0.00 [1.10] 0.00 0.00*3.35
6 Assistant nurses [1.07] 0.00 [0.15] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 1 1.51 4 1.33 5 1.02 0.33*2.38
7 ‘‘Other health workers’’ 3 0.96 6 2.71 [0.04] 0.00 [1.55] 0.00 6 0.90 15 1.11 0.62*1.82
8 Teachers 26 1.30 16 0.96 1 1.91 21 0.93 44 0.99 108 1.04 0.86*1.25
9 Religious workers etc 6 0.74 8 0.85 [0.36] 0.00 13 1.14 32 0.89 59 0.91 0.69*1.17
10 Artistic workers 2 0.80 [3.26] 0.00 [0.09] 0.00 4 1.21 12 1.16 18 0.92 0.55*1.46
11 Journalists 4 3.38 2 1.28 [0.06] 0.00 2 1.35 5 1.02 13 1.41 0.75*2.42
12 Administrators 47 0.96 28 1.15 1 1.17 51 1.30 57 0.92 184 1.05 0.91*1.21
13 Clerical workers 27 1.23 17 1.07 [1.01] 0.00 34 1.15 67 0.99 145 1.06 0.90*1.25
14 Sales agents 12 1.04 21 0.90 1 2.02 37 1.09 103 1.03 174 1.02 0.88*1.19
15 Shop workers 53 1.08 10 0.97 [0.36] 0.00 12 0.88 30 0.94 105 1.00 0.82*1.21
16 Farmers 88 0.94 105 1.02 2 1.41 98 1.10 175 1.13 468 1.06 0.97*1.16
17 Gardeners 7 0.53 18 1.14 [0.05] 0.00 22 0.98 49 0.83 96 0.87 0.70*1.06
18 Fishermen 2 0.44 3 2.18 [0.90] 0.00 25 0.86 8 1.28 38 0.90 0.64*1.24
19 Forestry workers 5 2.61 14 0.75 [0.01] 0.00 12 0.73 35 0.81 66 0.82 0.64*1.05
20 Miners and quarry workers 1 1.70 1 0.33 [0.01] 0.00 5 1.03 9 0.81 16 0.82 0.47*1.33
21 Seamen 6 1.20 3 0.74 [0.24] 0.00 27 1.09 8 0.81 44 1.00 0.73*1.34
22 Transport workers 15 1.44 12 1.07 [0.46] 0.00 17 1.32 47 1.45 91 1.35 1.09*1.66
23 Drivers 26 0.75 38 0.98 3 4.48 27 0.75 90 1.07 184 0.95 0.82*1.10
24 Postal workers 3 0.44 6 1.04 [0.09] 0.00 7 1.02 14 0.76 30 0.79 0.53*1.13
25 Textile workers 6 0.99 1 0.27 [0.15] 0.00 5 0.70 18 0.94 30 0.83 0.56*1.19
26 Shoe and leather workers 1 0.68 [1.61] 0.00 [0.03] 0.00 5 1.66 11 1.48 17 1.25 0.73*2.01
27 Smelting workers 17 1.22 3 0.53 [0.20] 0.00 9 0.90 19 0.61 48 0.79 0.58*1.05
28 Mechanics 36 0.96 41 1.07 [0.68] 0.00 46 0.92 173 1.15 296 1.07 0.95*1.20
29 Plumbers 3 0.89 11 1.68 [0.11] 0.00 5 0.85 16 0.92 35 1.05 0.73*1.46
30 Welders 9 1.39 [0.04] 0.00 4 0.59 23 1.13 36 1.07 0.75*1.48
31 Electrical workers 3 0.33 16 0.96 [0.41] 0.00 18 0.81 61 1.15 98 0.97 0.78*1.18
32 Wood workers 23 0.90 41 1.07 1 2.64 54 0.98 111 1.15 230 1.07 0.94*1.21
33 Painters 9 1.07 10 1.18 [0.15] 0.00 6 0.64 30 1.06 55 1.00 0.76*1.31
34 ‘‘Other construction workers’’ 33 1.06 28 1.10 1 1.26 12 1.05 44 0.84 118 0.97 0.81*1.17
35 Bricklayers 10 1.07 4 1.00 5 0.90 11 0.88 30 0.96 0.65*1.37
36 Printers 3 0.50 2 0.49 [0.13] 0.00 5 0.85 18 1.13 28 0.87 0.58*1.26
37 Chemical process workers 5 0.94 5 0.78 [0.07] 0.00 11 0.89 25 1.07 46 0.97 0.71*1.29
38 Food workers 15 0.86 5 1.06 1 1.63 13 0.92 21 0.89 55 0.91 0.68*1.18
39 Beverage workers [2.08] 0.00 1 3.37 [0.01] 0.00 [0.18] 0.00 1 0.75 2 0.51 0.06*1.85
40 Tobacco workers [0.34] 0.00 [0.06] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.22] 0.00 [0.11] 0.00 [0.72] 0.00 0.00*5.11
41 Glass makers etc 11 1.08 8 1.18 [0.11] 0.00 8 1.13 17 0.65 44 0.88 0.64*1.18
42 Packers 10 1.12 15 1.09 [0.35] 0.00 24 1.12 36 0.77 85 0.93 0.74*1.15
43 Engine operators 11 1.17 24 1.24 2 4.22 15 1.17 46 1.13 98 1.18 0.96*1.44
44 Public safety workers 15 1.73 12 1.13 [0.33] 0.00 6 0.65 19 0.78 52 0.98 0.73*1.28
45 Cooks and stewards 1 1.43 2 2.72 [0.16] 0.00 3 0.70 1 0.21 7 0.66 0.27*1.37
46 Domestic assistants [0.01] 0.00 [0.04] 0.00 [0.00] 0.00 [0.04] 0.00 [0.52] 0.00 [0.61] 0.00 0.00*6.06
47 Waiters 1 0.71 [0.72] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 [1.81] 0.00 1 0.42 2 0.32 0.04*1.14
48 Building caretakers 10 1.11 7 0.79 [0.15] 0.00 6 1.26 16 0.85 39 0.94 0.67*1.28
49 Chimney sweeps [0.24] 0.00 [0.66] 0.00 1 2.06 1 0.73 2 0.72 0.09*2.62
50 Hairdressers 3 1.16 [0.19] 0.00 [0.02] 0.00 2 1.47 4 0.87 9 1.03 0.47*1.95
51 Launderers 1 0.80 [0.19] 0.00 [0.01] 0.00 1 1.23 2 0.61 4 0.72 0.20*1.85
52 Military personnel 2 0.43 5 1.33 10 1.28 21 1.50 38 1.26 0.89*1.72
53 ‘‘Other workers’’ 32 1.15 9 0.84 2 1.53 39 0.98 59 1.04 141 1.03 0.88*1.22
54 Economically inactive 33 1.23 46 0.80 [1.02] 0.00 14 0.65 69 0.75 162 0.81 0.70*0.95
1 54 All categories 678 1.00 658 1.00 16 1.00 792 1.00 1 858 1.00 4 002 1.00 Ref.
Obs observed number of cases; SIR standardised incidence ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence interval.