Table 2 Distribution of the symptomatic and asymptomatic population by industry based on total and longest held occupation.
From: Respiratory symptoms and occupation: a cross-sectional study of the general population
Complete occupational history | Longest held occupation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Industry | Symptomatic (n) | Asymptomatic (n) | Total1(%) | Symptomatic (n) | Asymptomatic (n) | Total2(%) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing | 13 | 18 | 3.3 | 4 | 8 | 2.2 |
Construction | 25 | 17 | 4.4 | 18 | 10 | 5.1 |
Paper and wood | 19 | 27 | 4.9 | 9 | 12 | 3.8 |
Glass, clay and stone | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 |
Metal | 35 | 22 | 6.0 | 19 | 8 | 4.9 |
Machinery | 25 | 24 | 5.2 | 14 | 15 | 5.3 |
Shipbuilding, motor vehicles, aircraft and other transportation methods | 22 | 24 | 4.9 | 7 | 9 | 2.9 |
Food and tobacco | 45 | 40 | 9.0 | 18 | 16 | 6.2 |
Textiles | 33 | 32 | 6.9 | 18 | 18 | 6.6 |
Chemicals, drugs and paints | 9 | 11 | 2.1 | 3 | 7 | 1.8 |
Rubber, plastics and synthetics | 16 | 9 | 2.6 | 7 | 3 | 1.8 |
Fuel | 3 | 6 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 0.9 |
Leather | 7 | 8 | 1.6 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 |
Medicine and science | 42 | 59 | 10.7 | 36 | 40 | 13.9 |
Entertainment and recreation | 10 | 11 | 2.2 | 7 | 6 | 2.4 |
Printing | 22 | 11 | 3.5 | 10 | 4 | 2.6 |
Occupations with few chemical exposures | 126 | 147 | 28.8 | 81 | 101 | 33.3 |
Never employed | 10 | 10 | 2.1 | 10 | 10 | 3.7 |