Number of subjects by selected characteristics for white and non-white men and all subjects combined
| White | Non-white | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| Total | 15583 | (100) | 2341 | (100) | 17924 | (100) |
| Plant, location, follow up start year | ||||||
| 1, Kentucky, 1965 | 1237 | (8) | 154 | (7) | 1391 | (8) |
| 2, Texas, 1944 | 664 | (4) | 112 | (5) | 776 | (4) |
| 3, Louisiana, 1944 | 1510 | (10) | 479 | (20) | 1989 | (11) |
| 4, Louisiana, 1944 | 1542 | (10) | 542 | (23) | 2084 | (12) |
| 5, Texas, 1960 | 427 | (3) | 136 | (6) | 563 | (3) |
| 6, Texas, 1944 | 1955 | (13) | 373 | (16) | 2328 | (13) |
| 7, Ontario, 1950 | 5356 | (34) | – | – | 5356 | (30) |
| 8, Texas, 1944 | 2892 | (19) | 545 | (23) | 3437 | (19) |
| Payroll status | ||||||
| Ever hourly | 12732 | (82) | 2278 | (97) | 15010 | (84) |
| Never hourly | 2851 | (18) | 63 | (3) | 2914 | (16) |
| Year of hire | ||||||
| <1950 | 4109 | (26) | 547 | (23) | 4656 | (26) |
| 1950–59 | 4333 | (28) | 567 | (24) | 4900 | (27) |
| 1960–69 | 3338 | (21) | 419 | (18) | 3757 | (21) |
| 1970+ | 3803 | (24) | 808 | (35) | 4611 | (26) |
| Median | 1958 | 1962 | 1958 | |||
| Years worked at end of 1991 | ||||||
| <10 | 7223 | (46) | 1086 | (46) | 8309 | (46) |
| 10–19 | 3325 | (21) | 540 | (23) | 3865 | (22) |
| 20+ | 5035 | (32) | 715 | (31) | 5750 | (32) |
| Median | 11 | 12 | 11 | |||
| Years since hire at end of follow up | ||||||
| <20 | 2990 | (19) | 521 | (22) | 3511 | (20) |
| 20–29 | 3494 | (22) | 765 | (33) | 4259 | (24) |
| 30+ | 9099 | (58) | 1055 | (45) | 10154 | (57) |
| Median | 33 | 29 | 33 | |||
| Vital status | ||||||
| Alive | 9787 | (63) | 1330 | (57) | 11117 | (62) |
| Deceased | 5384 | (35) | 853 | (36) | 6237 | (35) |
| Unknown | 412 | (3) | 158 | (7) | 570 | (3) |
| Age at end of study (years) | ||||||
| <60 | 6696 | (43) | 1251 | (53) | 7947 | (44) |
| 60–69 | 4272 | (27) | 536 | (23) | 4808 | (27) |
| 70–79 | 3217 | (21) | 414 | (18) | 3631 | (21) |
| 80+ | 1398 | (9) | 140 | (6) | 1538 | (9) |
| Median | 62 | 58 | 62 | |||