| Industry | Cases (n)* | Person years* | Restricted model† | Full model† | |
| RR (95% CI) | RR (95% CI) | ||||
| Farming, forestry, horticulture, hunting, fishing | <15 years | 52 | 716 | 0.91 (0.62 to 1.32) | 1.10 (0.72 to 1.68) |
| ⩾15 years | 48 | 497 | 1.10 (0.72 to 1.67) | 1.07 (0.64 to 1.79) | |
| Mining, quarrying, offshore | <15 years | 13 | 202 | 0.76 (0.37 to 1.58) | 0.83 (0.39 to 1.77) |
| ⩾15 years | 23 | 159 | 1.84 (0.94 to 3.62) | 1.80 (0.86 to 3.80) | |
| Food, beverages, tobacco | <15 years | 53 | 622 | 1.11 (0.76 to 1.63) | 1.01 (0.66 to 1.54) |
| ⩾15 years | 59 | 571 | 1.26 (0.85 to 1.85) | 1.24 (0.79 to 1.95) | |
| Textiles and leather | <15 years | 30 | 422 | 1.01 (0.62 to 1.64) | 0.98 (0.58 to 1.64) |
| ⩾15 years | 35 | 556 | 0.68 (0.44 to 1.06) | 0.58 (0.35 to 0.95) | |
| Wood, paper, furniture and furnishing | <15 years | 32 | 381 | 1.01 (0.62 to 1.65) | 0.97 (0.56 to 1.68) |
| ⩾15 years | 27 | 242 | 1.37 (0.77 to 2.42) | 1.28 (0.63 to 2.62) | |
| Graphics and publishing | <15 years | 11 | 119 | 0.96 (0.41 to 2.25) | 1.42 (0.58 to 3.45) |
| ⩾15 years | 13 | 280 | 0.48 (0.24 to 0.96) | 0.53 (0.25 to 1.12) | |
| Petroleum, chemicals, synthetics, rubber | <15 years | 22 | 188 | 1.42 (0.75 to 2.70) | 1.27 (0.64 to 2.52) |
| ⩾15 years | 33 | 344 | 1.35 (0.83 to 2.20) | 1.25 (0.75 to 2.08) | |
| Building materials, glass, clay, stone | <15 years | 15 | 166 | 1.35 (0.66 to 2.76) | 1.60 (0.75 to 3.45) |
| ⩾15 years | 14 | 85 | 1.96 (0.83 to 4.64) | 2.02 (0.80 to 5.15) | |
| Metal | <15 years | 40 | 538 | 1.00 (0.66 to 1.54) | 0.85 (0.53 to 1.34) |
| ⩾15 years | 55 | 537 | 1.37 (0.92 to 2.05) | 1.33 (0.85 to 2.08) | |
| Machinery | <15 years | 24 | 313 | 0.96 (0.55 to 1.68) | 1.09 (0.60 to 1.96) |
| ⩾15 years | 25 | 346 | 0.86 (0.50 to 1.47) | 0.82 (0.44 to 1.51) | |
| Electronics, optical instruments | <15 years | 26 | 336 | 0.99 (0.58 to 1.69) | 0.87 (0.48 to 1.58) |
| ⩾15 years | 43 | 361 | 1.61 (1.02 to 2.56) | 1.99 (1.18 to 3.35) | |
| Shipbuilding, motor vehicles, aircraft and transport | <15 years | 41 | 497 | 1.04 (0.68 to 1.60) | 1.02 (0.63 to 1.64) |
| ⩾15 years | 28 | 191 | 1.99 (1.08 to 3.65) | 1.85 (0.91 to 3.78) | |
| Miscellaneous fabrication | <15 years | 8 | 86 | 1.19 (0.43 to 3.26) | 1.18 (0.33 to 4.17) |
| ⩾15 years | 6 | 87 | 0.89 (0.30 to 2.65) | 0.96 (0.29 to 3.17) | |
| Electric, gas, water, sanitary‡ | <15 years | 4 | 132 | – | – |
| ⩾15 years | 13 | 158 | 1.09 (0.52 to 2.31) | 1.04 (0.47 to 2.31) | |
| Construction and homebuilding business | <15 years | 70 | 927 | 0.90 (0.65 to 1.25) | 0.95 (0.66 to 1.36) |
| ⩾15 years | 150 | 967 | 1.99 (1.51 to 2.61) | 1.64 (1.21 to 2.22) | |
| Wholesale, retail, hotel, restaurants | <15 years | 65 | 816 | 1.05 (0.75 to 1.49) | 0.91 (0.59 to 1.39) |
| ⩾15 years | 70 | 693 | 1.28 (0.90 to 1.81) | 1.13 (0.76 to 1.69) | |
| Railway company | <15 years | 8 | 70 | 1.64 (0.58 to 4.67) | 1.65 (0.50 to 5.41) |
| ⩾15 years | 13 | 109 | 1.25 (0.54 to 2.91) | 2.40 (1.00 to 5.73) | |
| Transport and aviation | <15 years | 18 | 316 | 0.79 (0.44 to 1.43) | 0.75 (0.40 to 1.40) |
| ⩾15 years | 38 | 342 | 1.36 (0.84 to 2.22) | 1.31 (0.77 to 2.23) | |
| Navigation and inland navigation | <15 years | 11 | 212 | 0.76 (0.35 to 1.63) | 0.77 (0.34 to 1.74) |
| ⩾15 years | 12 | 117 | 1.13 (0.48 to 2.68) | 1.23 (0.49 to 3.13) | |
| Post office and telecommunication‡ | <15 years | 3 | 90 | – | – |
| ⩾15 years | 16 | 413 | 0.48 (0.28 to 0.83) | 0.50 (0.29 to 0.88) | |
| Banking‡ | <15 years | 5 | 72 | – | – |
| ⩾15 years | 5 | 56 | – | – | |
| Police, fire brigade, military | <15 years | 36 | 521 | 0.87 (0.56 to 1.34) | 0.94 (0.58 to 1.51) |
| ⩾15 years | 40 | 746 | 0.67 (0.45 to 1.00) | 0.74 (0.48 to 1.15) | |
| Education‡ | <15 years | 3 | 122 | – | – |
| ⩾15 years | 10 | 90 | 1.46 (0.56 to 3.83) | 1.07 (0.38 to 3.04) | |
| Health care, including veterinary‡ | <15 years | 9 | 58 | 1.62 (0.54 to 4.90) | 1.69 (0.48 to 5.94) |
| ⩾15 years | 3 | 116 | – | – | |
| Hairdressing, cleaning services‡ | <15 years | 8 | 56 | – | – |
| ⩾15 years | 5 | 74 | – | – | |
| Public functions, domestic work, | <15 years | 6 | 112 | 0.59 (0.21 to 1.65) | 0.67 (0.23 to 1.97) |
| science, entertainment, recreation | ⩾15 years | 10 | 64 | 1.91 (0.66 to 5.50) | 1.34 (0.41 to 4.33) |
*Numbers of cases and person-years in the subcohort used as the reference category (non-exposed) differ for each industry, depending on the number in the exposure groups. There were 2251 men in the subcohort and 1920 exposed and non-exposed cases.
†Restricted model: adjusted for age (years) and family history of lung cancer (yes/no); Full model: adjusted for age (years), family history of lung cancer (yes/no), current smoker status (yes/no), number of cigarettes smoked per day, years of smoking cigarettes (years), consumption of fruit and vegetables (g/day) and alcohol consumption (0–30 g/day, >30 g/day).
‡Rate ratios (RRs) for occupational groups with five or less cases or subcohort members are not presented in the tables.