Sickness absence among women in four different occupations in the project “Women’s health and living conditions”, Sweden, 1995
| Occupation* | No. of women | No. sick listed | Cumulative incidence, % | Ratio† | Frequency (95% CI) | Ratio** | Length (95% CI) | Ratio† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Medical secretaries, nurses, and assistant nurses are female dominated occupations; metal working is a male dominated occupation. | ||||||||
| †Ratio was calculated with nurses as the reference group. | ||||||||
| Medical secretaries | 195 | 106 | 54 | 1.02 | 1.19 (0.94 to 1.44) | 1.28 | 21 (11 to 30) | 0.62 |
| Nurses | 200 | 106 | 53 | 1.00 | 0.93 (0.73 to 1.14) | 1.00 | 34 (19 to 49) | 1.00 |
| Assistant nurses | 199 | 123 | 62 | 1.17 | 1.34 (1.09 to 1.59) | 1.44 | 53 (35 to 70) | 1.56 |
| Metal workers | 786 | 582 | 74 | 1.40 | 2.01 (1.82 to 2.16) | 2.16 | 50 (42 to 57) | 1.47 |
| Total | 1380 | 917 | 66 | 1.67 (1.56 to 1.78) | 44 (39 to 49) | |||