Age range (years) | | | | | | | 0.59 |
55–59 | 111 | 29 | 74 | 28 | 37 | 31 | |
60–64 | 100 | 26 | 73 | 27 | 27 | 23 | |
65–75 | 175 | 45 | 120 | 45 | 55 | 46 | |
Female | 246 | 64 | 168 | 63 | 78 | 66 | 0.62 |
White, non-Hispanic | 332 | 86 | 230 | 86 | 102 | 86 | 0.91 |
Highest educational level | | | | | | | 0.92 |
High school or less | 204 | 53 | 142 | 53 | 62 | 53 | |
Some college | 105 | 27 | 74 | 28 | 31 | 27 | |
College graduate or above | 74 | 19 | 50 | 19 | 24 | 21 | |
Annual household income | | | | | | | 0.49 |
<$20 000 | 144 | 44 | 107 | 44 | 37 | 42 | |
$20 000–40 000 | 108 | 33 | 80 | 33 | 28 | 31 | |
>$40–000 | 79 | 24 | 55 | 23 | 24 | 27 | |
Chronic bronchitis alone | 194 | 50 | 132 | 49 | 62 | 52 | 0.63 |
Cigarette smoking status | | | | | | | 0.39 |
Never | 75 | 19 | 48 | 18 | 27 | 23 | |
Former | 127 | 33 | 86 | 32 | 41 | 34 | |
Current | 184 | 48 | 133 | 50 | 51 | 43 | |
Ever employed | 352 | 91 | 242 | 91 | 110 | 92 | 0.56 |
Exposure to VGDF* | 185 | 54 | 128 | 55 | 57 | 53 | 0.75 |
Exposure by job matrix* | | | | | | | 0.94 |
Intermediate exposure | 94 | 27 | 64 | 27 | 30 | 28 | |
High exposure risk | 36 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Left work due to lung disease* | 79 | 23 | 58 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 0.28 |