Table 3

Relative contributions of occupational and leisure time exposure to total exposure (eVDVT) in employed men

Occupation (SOC 90)n3-150Median (interquartile range) of eVDVTOccupational >leisure exposure
n (%)
OccupationalLeisure3-151All sources
All men45842.7  (0.0–7.4)5.4  (4.3–6.3)6.4  (5.1–8.4)1632  (36)
Men with no occupational exposure22830.0 (0.0–0.0)5.2 (4.3–6.2)5.2 (4.3–6.2)0 (—)
Men with occupational exposure23017.4 (5.7–10.0)5.4 (4.6–6.4)8.2 (6.7–10.6)1632 (71)
 Forklift and mechanical truck drivers (887)3014.9 (11.8–16.2)5.4 (4.8–6.1)14.9 (11.8–16.4)29 (97)
 Drivers of road goods vehicles (872)12812.8 (11.3–13.5)4.9 (4.3–5.8)12.9 (11.7–13.6)125 (98)
 Bus and coach drivers (873)3311.1 (10.7–11.4)5.0 (4.3–6.3)11.2 (11.0–11.6)33 (100)
 Technical and wholesale sales representatives (710)407.7 (6.4–8.3)4.9 (4.3–6.4)8.1 (7.4–8.8)29 (72)
 Police officers (sergeant and below) (610)447.0 (5.1–8.4)5.7 (5.1–6.4)8.1 (6.7–9.6)25 (57)
 Other sales representatives, not elsewhere classified (719)436.8 (5.3–7.8)5.0 (4.3–6.4)7.7 (6.2–8.6)30 (70)
 Store keepers and warehousemen (441)786.6 (0.0–11.6)5.3 (4.6–6.3)7.8 (5.4–11.9)43 (55)
 Motor mechanics, autoengineers (including road patrol engineers) (540)346.5 (4.8–9.9)5.9 (5.1–6.4)7.6 (6.3–10.7)21 (62)
 Postal workers, mail sorters (940)356.0 (0.0–9.5)5.4 (4.6–6.3)7.7 (5.7–9.6)16 (46)
 Marketing and sales managers (121)675.9 (0.0–7.6)5.4 (4.8–6.4)7.2 (6.0–8.4)31 (46)
  • 3-150 Excludes subjects with partial or no occupational exposure information.

  • 3-151 Use of car, van, bus, train, or motor cycle in commuting and non-work journeys.

  • Analysis is confined to men at work in the past week. The data are ranked by occupational VDV.