Cases (n (%)) with neck or shoulder pain and controls among women and men in different socioeconomic groups
| Women 210 cases, 698 controls | Men 100 cases, 579 controls | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomic group | Cases | % | Controls | % | Cases | % | Controls | % |
| For 12 women and 11 men no information about socioeconomic group was available. | ||||||||
| Blue collar workers | 101 | 48 | 345 | 49 | 64 | 64 | 326 | 56 |
| White collar workers in lower and intermediate positions | 84 | 40 | 241 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 138 | 24 |
| White collar workers in senior positions | 14 | 6 | 81 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 11 |
| Self employed people and employers | 7 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 7 |