Smoking prevalence by current job exposures and sex in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey, 1992–93
| Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Job exposure | Subjects (n) | Current smoking prevalence, % (95% CI) | cpd | Subjects (n) | Current smoking prevalence, % (95% CI) | cpd |
| cpd, cigarettes per day among current smokers. | ||||||
| Biologic dust | ||||||
| None | 5363 | 39.4 (38.1 to 40.8) | 18 | 5994 | 33.7 (32.5 to 34.9) | 12 |
| Low | 783 | 44.6 (41.1 to 48.1) | 20 | 884 | 43.3 (40.0 to 46.7) | 15 |
| High | 398 | 37.7 (32.9 to 42.7) | 18 | 182 | 31.3 (24.7 to 38.6) | 15 |
| Mineral dust | ||||||
| None | 4145 | 36.9 (35.4 to 38.4) | 17 | 6127 | 33.7 (32.6 to 34.9) | 13 |
| Low | 1877 | 44.4 (42.2 to 46.7) | 20 | 575 | 40.3 (36.3 to 44.5) | 15 |
| High | 522 | 48.3 (43.9 to 52.7) | 20 | 358 | 45.3 (40.0 to 50.6) | 15 |
| Gas or fumes | ||||||
| None | 3951 | 37.2 (35.7 to 38.7) | 18 | 5276 | 33.5 (32.2 to 34.8) | 13 |
| Low | 1900 | 42.4 (40.2 to 44.7) | 20 | 1390 | 36.9 (34.4 to 39.5) | 13 |
| High | 693 | 48.8 (45.0 to 52.6) | 19.5 | 394 | 45.9 (40.9 to 51.0) | 15 |