Minimum prevalence of exposure to whole body vibration (eVDVT >15 ms−1.75) in the past week by occupation and industry in men
| Sample | Population of Great Britain (in thousands): minimum2-150 estimated with exposure >15 ms−1.75 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Minimum2-150with exposure >15 ms−1.75 | n | 95% CI | ||||
| n | % | ||||||
| Occupation (SOC 90): | |||||||
| All occupations | 5490 | 193 | 3.5 | 374 | 322 to 426 | ||
| Farm owners and managers, horticulturists (160) | 36 | 11 | 30.6 | 52 | 26 to 78 | ||
| Drivers of road goods vehicles (872) | 157 | 14 | 8.9 | 39 | 19 to 58 | ||
| Forklift and mechanical truck drivers (887) | 33 | 14 | 42.4 | 34 | 21 to 48 | ||
| Farm workers (900) | 51 | 14 | 27.5 | 22 | 12 to 31 | ||
| Store keepers and warehousemen (441) | 94 | 7 | 7.4 | 18 | 5 to 30 | ||
| Non-commissioned officers and other ranks, UK armed forces (600) | 571 | 65 | 11.4 | 17 | 13 to 21 | ||
| Industry (SIC 92): | |||||||
| Agriculture, hunting and related service activities (1) | 154 | 31 | 20.1 | 67 | 46 to 88 | ||
| Construction (45) | 428 | 15 | 3.5 | 55 | 28 to 83 | ||
| Land transport; transport through pipelines (60) | 137 | 8 | 5.8 | 34 | 11 to 57 | ||
| Public administration and defence; compulsory social security (75) | 299 | 8 | 2.7 | 24 | 8 to 40 | ||
| Manufacture of food products and beverages (15) | 102 | 7 | 6.9 | 21 | 6 to 36 | ||
↵2-150 Minimum values are presented because in some cases exposure information was missing. Analysis has been restricted to occupations with ⩾30 subjects and industries with ⩾60 subjects.