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Table 1 Major and minor sectors, and counts of controls and cases by minor sector of longest duration

From: Breast cancer risk in relation to occupations with exposure to carcinogens and endocrine disruptors: a Canadian case–control study

Major sector

Minor sector

Controls

Cases

   

1146

1006

1

Farming

Agriculture/plants

23

37

Agriculture/animals

3

5

2

Non-plastics light manufacturing

Textile manufacturing

3

5

Footwear manufacturing

0

0

Wood manufacturing

2

2

Printing

8

6

Electrical and electronics mfr

1

1

Jewelry, furniture manufacturing

5

1

Glass, ceramic manufacturing

2

1

3

Petroleum/Petrochemical

Petroleum, petrochemical, chemical manufacturing

8

6

4

Plastics

Plastics manufacturing (nonauto)

3

0

Plastics manufacturing (auto)

9

26

5

Metal-related

Metallurgical, metalworking, metal fabrication

64

75

6

Transportation

Transportation

37

26

7

Cleaning/beauty care

Beauty salon/hair care

25

14

Dry cleaning, laundry

2

8

8

Bars/gambling

Bars/gambling

11

16

 

Not categorized as “major”

Mining

1

0

Power Generation/distribution

4

5

Construction

6

6

Food manufacturing

10

30

Liquor/beer/wine

12

6

Tobacco manufacturing

1

1

Media, culture

30

15

Adm. non education or healthcare

242

229

Education

176

149

Healthcare

195

154

Entertainment

13

5

Hotels and motels

7

5

Retail

193

124

Restaurants, food services

46

36

No employment reported

4

12

  1. Sector duration lagged 5 yr (duration in sector until 5 yr prior to study survey).
  2. Minor sectors based on mutually exclusive grouping of NAICS/NOC codes from all jobs reported.