Age at start of follow up | | | | |
<20 years | 6528 | 19.6 | 2116 | 18.7 |
20–29 years | 12090 | 36.2 | 6201 | 54.9 |
30–39 years | 5991 | 18.0 | 1310 | 11.6 |
40–49 years | 5171 | 15.5 | 1132 | 10.0 |
⩾50 years | 3600 | 19.6 | 532 | 4.7 |
Period of first known employment | | | | |
Before 1986 | 5783 | 17.3 | 841 | 7.4 |
1986–89 | 12130 | 36.3 | 4039 | 35.8 |
1990–94 | 7226 | 21.7 | 2529 | 22.4 |
1995–99 | 7201 | 21.6 | 3882 | 34.4 |
Vital status 31 December 2002 | | | | |
Alive | 29254 | 87.7 | 10709 | 94.8 |
Dead | 2574 | 7.7 | 233 | 2.1 |
Emigrated | 1467 | 4.4 | 344 | 3.0 |
Disappeared | 45 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 |
Job category† | | | | |
All jobs | | | | |
Officers | 5409 | 16.2 | 202 | 1.8 |
Engineers | 4395 | 13.2 | 20 | 0.2 |
Deck crew | 10374 | 31.1 | 535 | 4.7 |
Engine room crew | 3198 | 9.6 | 29 | 0.3 |
Galley and catering crew | 8632 | 25.9 | 10367 | 91.8 |
Other | 1332 | 4.0 | 138 | 1.2 |
Type of ship‡ | | | | |
Tankers | 2210 | 6.6 | 431 | 3.8 |
Passenger ships | 11253 | 33.8 | 8299 | 73.5 |
Other | 21866 | 65.6 | 2561 | 22.7 |