Table 1

 Descriptive statistics for 472 male painters and 462 male carpenters, Trade Union for Construction Workers, Netherlands, 2001

CharacteristicJob title at data collection
PainterCarpenterTotal
n(%)n(%)n(%)
*Exposure to paints, thinners, or cleansers.
Number of subjects472(100)462(100)934(100)
Year of birth
    Before 1955136(28.8)103(22.3)239(25.6)
    1955–64220(46.6)192(41.6)412(44.1)
    1965 or later116(24.6)167(36.1)283(30.3)
Pregnancy history
    Children452(95.8)440(95.2)892(95.5)
    No children, wife currently pregnant10(2.1)12(2.6)22(2.4)
    No children, wife ever pregnant10(2.1)10(2.2)20(2.1)
Year of last pregnancy
    Before 1985114(24.2)88(19.0)202(21.6)
    1985–94185(39.2)149(32.3)334(35.8)
    1995 or later164(34.7)216(46.8)380(40.7)
    Unknown9(1.9)9(1.9)18(1.9)
Job title and exposure status* three months before pregnancy
    Painter, exposed397(84.1)1(0.2)398(42.6)
    Painter, not exposed13(2.8)13(1.4)
    Painter, exposure unknown3(0.6)3(0.3)
    Carpenter, exposed2(0.4)82(17.7)84(9.0)
    Carpenter, not exposed8(1.7)294(63.6)302(32.3)
    Carpenter, exposure unknown1(0.2)1(0.1)
    Other35(7.4)64(13.9)99(10.6)
    Unknown14(3.0)20(4.3)34(3.6)