Economic sectors, jobs involved in asbestos exposure and gender ratio value (F/M) for malignant mesothelioma cases in women. Italy, 1993–2012, Italian national mesothelioma register. Only economic sectors with 20 exposures or more; only 5 (and equal) most frequent jobs
| Economic sector | Jobs (number of exposures) | Gender ratio (F/M) |
| Textile industry (no asbestos direct use) (528 exposures) | INDUSTRIAL WEAVER (90); MECHANICAL LOOM OPERATOR FOR CLOTHES AND BRAID MAKING (46); LABOURERS AND OTHER UNSKILLED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS (44); WINDING-MACHINE OPERATOR (40); AUTOMATIC WEAVING MACHINE OPERATOR (35) | 1.27* |
| Manufacture of wearing apparel (97) | TAILOR (46); DRESSMAKER TAILOR (8); TAILORS, HANDICRAFT CUTTERS, PATTERN-MAKERS AND HATTERS (6); LABOURERS AND OTHER UNSKILLED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS (6); UNDERGARMENT SEWER (5); PRESS OPERATOR (5); INDUSTRIAL GARMENT SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR (5) | 2.77* |
| Health and social work (94) | HAIRDRESSER (22); DRY CLEAN AND LAUNDRY PRESSER (12); HAND IRONER (10); PRESS OPERATOR (10); OPERA SINGER (3); CLOAKROOM ATTENDANT (3); HEALTHCARE AUXILIARY ASSISTANT (3) | 0.51* |
| Asbestos-cement industry (79) | ASBESTOS-CEMENT WORKER (49); CONCRETE MIXER MACHINE OPERATOR (5); CEMENT AND OTHER MINERAL PRODUCTS MACHINE OPERATOR (4); WAGES AND SALARIES CLERK (3); OFFICE CLERK (2); GRINDING, MILLING AND MIXING MACHINE OPERATOR (2); CEMENT PIPE FITTER (2) | 0.20 |
| Food and beverages industry (except sugar manufacture) (79) | LABOURERS AND OTHER UNSKILLED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS (8); OTHER HANDICRAFT AND INDUSTRIAL FOOD PROCESSING WORKERS (6); CHEESE RIPENER (INDUSTRIAL DIARY PRODUCTS MAKER) (3); STORE SALESPERSON (3); HANDICRAFT AND INDUSTRIAL FOOD PROCESSING WORKERS (3) FOOD INDUSTRY MACHINE-OPERATORS (3) | 0.34 |
| Manufacture of machinery and equipment (79) | LABOURERS AND OTHER UNSKILLED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS (14); HANDICRAFT AND INDUSTRIAL METAL ENGINEERING WORKERS (9); WELDER (3); ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS, REPAIRERS AND SERVICERS (EXCEPT PRODUCTION LINE WORKERS)(3); OTHER GENERAL OFFICE CLERICAL WORKERS (3) | 0.07 |
| Asbestos textile industry (72) | SPINNING MACHINE-OPERATOR (25); LABOURERS AND OTHER UNSKILLED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS (16); MECHANICAL LOOM OPERATOR FOR CLOTHES AND BRAID MAKING (7); INDUSTRIAL WEAVER (4); WEAVER OF SPECIAL TISSUES (4) | 3.08* |
| Agriculture and farming of animals (60) | FARMER (20); FARM HAND (12); FIELD CROP FARM WORKERS (7); FARMERS AND FARM WORKERS (4) | 0.27 |
| Wholesale and retail trade (58) | RAG COLLECTOR (8); SORTER (6); RETAILER (5); OTHER GENERAL OFFICE CLERICAL WORKERS (4); RAGMAN (4); SALESMAN AND SIMILAR JOBS (4); STORE SALESPERSON (4) | 0.17 |
| Manufacture of chemical and plastic products (54) | LABOURERS AND OTHER UNSKILLED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS (17); OTHER GENERAL OFFICE CLERICAL WORKERS (2); CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANT WORKER (2); OFFICE CLERKS (2); PACKING MACHINE-OPERATOR (2); OTHER AUXILIARY PERSONNEL OF PRODUCTS PACKAGING, STORAGE AND DELIVERY (2); CHEMICAL, PETROLEUM REFINING AND CEMENT PRODUCTION PLANT OPERATOR (2); SPINNING AND SPOOLING MACHINE-OPERATOR (2); PHARMACEUTICAL- AND TOILETRY-PRODUCTS MACHINE OPERATOR (2); OTHER CHEMICAL PROCESSING PLANT OPERATOR (2) | 0.11 |
| Rubber industry (49) | LABOURERS AND OTHER UNSKILLED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS (14); RUBBER PRODUCTS MOULDER (5); OTHER RUBBER PRODUCTS PROCESSING OPERATOR (5); INDUSTRIAL QUALITY CONTROL TECHNICIAN (2); RUBBER MIXER (2); RUBBER ROLLINGÂ PRESS OPERATOR (2); INDUSTRIAL PLANT OPERATOR (2) | 0.36 |
| Other manufacturing industries (furniture, jewellery, musical instruments, sport goods, etc.) (43) | JEWELLERY AND PRECIOUS-METAL WORKER (10) OFFICE CLERK (3); WELDER (2); GOLD POLISHER (2) | 0.19 |
| Glass and ceramics production (42) | LABOURERS AND OTHER UNSKILLED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS (6); GLASS MAKERS, CUTTERS, GRINDERS AND FINISHERS (5); GLASS AND PORCELAIN DECORATIVE PAINTER (3); OTHER AUXILIARY PERSONNEL OF PRODUCTS PACKAGING, STORAGE AND DELIVERY (3); GLASS PRODUCTS SORTER (2); GLAZIER (2); POTTERS, FLASK BLOWERS, CUP-FORMERS AND GLASSWORKS WORKERS (2); CERAMIST (2) | 0.29 |
| Hotels, restaurants and bars (26) | COOK (4); DRY CLEAN AND LAUNDRY PRESSER (3); CANTEEN ASSISTANT (2); HOTEL CLEANER (2); HOTEL CLOAKROOM ATTENDANT AND PRESSER (2); HOTEL AND RESTAURANT COOK (2); PRESS OPERATOR (2) | 0.42 |
| Education (22) | PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER (4); TEACHER OF SPORTS, GYMNASTICS, PERSONAL HEALTH (MIDDLE SCHOOL) (3); SCHOOL PORTER AND SIMILARS (2); TEACHER OF NATURAL SCIENCES (2); HUMANITIES TEACHER (2). | 0.54* |
| Overall (of reported economic sectors) | 0.34 |
*Gender ratio significantly higher than the overall value (p<0.05)