Ceramics workers (n=107) | Farmers not sheep dippers (n=53) | Sheep dippers (n=612) | ||||
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Variable | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) |
Country of residence (n (%)): | ||||||
Scotland | 36 | 34 | 46 | 87 | 344 | 56 |
England | 71 | 66 | 7 | 13 | 268 | 44 |
Age (y): | ||||||
15–24 | 11 | 10.3 | 9 | 17.0 | 35 | 5.7 |
25–34 | 30 | 28.0 | 15 | 28.3 | 131 | 21.4 |
35–44 | 40 | 37.4 | 7 | 13.2 | 142 | 23.2 |
45–54 | 19 | 17.8 | 17 | 32.1 | 149 | 24.3 |
55–64 | 7 | 6.5 | 5 | 9.4 | 113 | 18.5 |
65–74 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 37 | 6.0 |
⩾75 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.8 |
Mean (SD) | 38.6 (10.2) | 39.2 (12.7) | 45.1 (13.4) | |||
Sex (n (%)): | ||||||
Male | 104 | 97.2 | 50 | 94.3 | 524 | 85.6 |
Female | 3 | 2.8 | 3 | 5.7 | 88 | 14.4 |
Alcohol (units/week, (n (%))): | ||||||
Non-drinker | 2 | 1.9 | 3 | 5.7 | 41 | 6.7 |
⩽5 | 16 | 15.0 | 22 | 41.5 | 293 | 47.9 |
6–15 | 35 | 32.7 | 16 | 30.2 | 176 | 28.8 |
16–30 | 34 | 31.8 | 10 | 18.9 | 78 | 12.7 |
31–45 | 14 | 13.1 | 1 | 1.9 | 19 | 3.1 |
⩾45 | 6 | 5.6 | 1 | 1.9 | 5 | 0.8 |
Education (highest level (n (%))): | ||||||
No certificates | 46 | 43.0 | 19 | 35.8 | 226 | 36.9 |
O level/A level1-150 | 36 | 33.7 | 16 | 30.2 | 162 | 26.5 |
Tertiary | 25 | 23.5 | 18 | 34.0 | 224 | 36.6 |
↵1-150 Includes standard/higher grade equivalents for Scotland.