Smoking prevalence by current occupational group and sex in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey, 1992–93
| Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational group | Subjects (n) | Current smoking prevalence, % (95% CI) | Median cpd | Subjects (n) | Current smoking prevalence, % (95% CI) | Median cpd |
| cpd, cigarettes per day among current smokers. | ||||||
| Professional, administrative, clerical, service | 3522 | 35.4 (33.8 to 37.0) | 15 | 4879 | 33.6 (32.3 to 35.0) | 13 |
| Cleaners | 77 | 48.1 (36.5 to 59.7) | 16 | 288 | 50.7 (44.8 to 56.6) | 15 |
| Hairdressers | 10 | 50.0 (18.7 to 81.3) | 10 | 88 | 46.6 (35.9 to 57.5) | 15 |
| Nurses | 38 | 36.8 (21.8 to 54.0) | 13.5 | 383 | 30.3 (25.7 to 35.2) | 10 |
| Farmers, farm workers | 38 | 26.3 (13.4 to 43.1) | 18.5 | 19 | 26.3 (9.1 to 51.2) | 20 |
| Agricultural workers | 105 | 43.8 (34.1 to 53.8) | 15 | 61 | 26.2 (15.8 to 39.1) | 15 |
| Wood workers | 157 | 33.8 (26.4 to 41.7) | 15 | 7 | 71.4 (29.0 to 96.3) | 10 |
| Bakers | 39 | 48.7 (32.4 to 65.2) | 20 | 27 | 37.0 (19.4 to 57.6) | 20 |
| Other food processors | 48 | 52.1 (37.2 to 66.7) | 15 | 54 | 33.3 (21.1 to 47.5) | 12.5 |
| Laboratory technicians, assistants | 45 | 17.8 (8.0 to 32.1) | 15 | 96 | 28.1 (19.4 to 38.2) | 10 |
| Plastics and rubber workers | 23 | 47.8 (26.8 to 69.4) | 15 | 7 | 71.4 (29.0 to 96.3) | 15 |
| Chemical processors | 57 | 45.6 (32.4 to 59.3) | 16 | 7 | 28.6 (3.7 to 71.0) | 9 |
| Welders, solderers | 62 | 32.3 (20.9 to 45.3) | 20 | 2 | 50.0 (12.6 to 98.7) | 10 |
| Metal making and treating | 127 | 54.3 (45.3 to 63.2) | 20 | 8 | 50.0 (15.7 to 84.3) | 7 |
| Other metal workers | 505 | 46.9 (42.5 to 51.4) | 20 | 50 | 40.0 (26.4 to 54.8) | 14.5 |
| Electrical processors | 323 | 39.3 (34.0 to 44.9) | 18 | 38 | 26.3 (13.4 to 43.1) | 12.5 |
| Spray painters, other painters, and remainder painting | 131 | 51.1 (42.3 to 60.0) | 20 | 53 | 39.6 (26.5 to 54.0) | 10 |
| Leather workers | 19 | 47.4 (24.4 to 71.1) | 20 | 13 | 38.5 (13.9 to 68.4) | 10 |
| Textile and clothing | 54 | 37.0 (24.3 to 51.3) | 18.5 | 133 | 42.1 (33.6 to 51.0) | 15 |
| Paper workers | 23 | 52.2 (30.6 to 73.2) | 17.5 | 13 | 46.2 (19.2 to 74.9) | 12.5 |
| Printing workers | 64 | 48.4 (35.8 to 61.3) | 20 | 24 | 29.2 (12.6 to 51.1) | 8 |
| Glass and ceramics workers | 24 | 58.3 (36.6 to 77.9) | 19 | 9 | 44.4 (13.7 to 78.8) | 20 |
| Remainder non-metal/non-electrical processors | 104 | 48.1 (38.2 to 58.1) | 20 | 76 | 38.2 (27.2 to 50.0) | 15 |
| Construction, mining | 246 | 53.7 (47.2 to 60.0) | 20 | 9 | 44.4 (13.7 to 78.8) | 12.5 |
| Industrial drivers | 312 | 51.0 (45.3 to 56.6) | 20 | 25 | 52.0 (31.3 to 72.2) | 20 |
| Remainder transport and storage | 151 | 51.0 (42.7 to 59.2) | 20 | 58 | 44.8 (31.7 to 58.5) | 20 |
| Occupation not stated, including housewife/ husband and student | 141 | 30.5 (23.0 to 38.8) | 15 | 560 | 34.6 (30.7 to 38.7) | 12 |
| Unclassified | 99 | 47.5 (37.3 to 57.8) | 20 | 73 | 41.1 (29.7 to 53.2) | 10 |