Table 2

Adjusted^2-150 conditional regression ORs (95% CIs) for suicide relative to type or duration of work in selected occupations

Time of employment^2-151		Electrician				Lineman				Power plant operator
Time of employment^2-151		Cases	Controls			OR (95% CI)	Cases			Controls	OR (95% CI)	Cases	Controls	OR (95% CI)
Past year:
No	520	5235	1.00		509	5051	1.00		528	5176	1.00
Yes	16	113	2.18 (1.25 to 3.80)		27	297	0.98 (0.63 to 1.54)		8	172	0.67 (0.33 to 1.40)
Past 1–5 y:
No	514	5186	1.00		485	4955	1.00		522	5102	1.00
Yes	22	162	1.84 (1.15 to 2.94)		51	393	1.43 (1.01 to 2.05)		14	246	0.71 (0.41 to 1.25)
Career:
No	509	5148	1.00		441	4731	1.00		516	5022	1.00
Yes	27	200	1.59 (1.04 to 2.45)		95	617	1.59 (1.18 to 2.14)		20	326	0.69 (0.43 to 1.11)

↵2-150 Adjusted for the effects of work (active or out of work), social class, location in USA (east or west), exposure to solvents and sunlight
↵2-151 Past year=employment at calendar year of death; past 1–5 y=ever employed 1–5 years before death; career=longest held job throughout career.