Table A1 Employment level adjustment and turnover factors used in the calculation of attributable fraction
| Main industry sector | Adjustment factor for change in employment levels* | Turnover per year (%) | Equivalent turnover factor to apply to point estimate of numbers exposed† | |
| Men | Agriculture, hunting and forestry; fishing | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| Mining and quarrying, electricity, gas and water; manufacturing industry | 1.4 | 9 | 4 | |
| Construction | 1 | 13 | 5 | |
| Service industries | 0.9 | 11 | 4 | |
| Total | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
| Women | Agriculture, hunting and forestry; fishing | 0.75 | 10 | 4 |
| Mining and quarrying, electricity, gas and water; manufacturing industry | 1.5 | 14 | 6 | |
| Construction | 0.67 | 16 | 6 | |
| Service industries | 0.8 | 15 | 6 | |
| Total | 0.9 | 15 | 6 |
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*Applied to CAREX data only. Exposed numbers are obtained for a mid-point year in the REP where national employment data sources have been used (the LFS or CoE).
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†Based on a 40-year (solid tumour) REP and life expectancy tables.
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CoE, Census of Employment; LFS, Labour Force Survey; REP, relevant exposure period.
