Characteristics | Full time | Other* |
Cohort | ||
Firefighters eligible for SIR analysis | 4243 | 4818 |
Person-years of follow-up | 131 773 | 108 772 |
Mean years of follow-up (SD) | 31 (11.40) | 23 (9.45) |
Mean attained age† (SD) | 59 (12.88) | 53 (11.50) |
Mean birth year | 1954 | 1961 |
Vital status† | ||
Alive | 3484 | 4501 |
Dead | 712 | 291 |
Emigrated | 47 | 26 |
Firefighter employment | ||
Mean age at first hire (SD) | 26 (5.67) | 31 (7.88) |
Average year of first hire | 1979 | 1991 |
Year of initial employment | ||
<1970 | 1186 | 176 |
1970–1994 | 2196 | 2325 |
>1995 | 861 | 2317 |
Employment duration | ||
<1 year | 1102 | 321 |
≥1 year | 3141 | 4497 |
≥10 years | 2541 | 3012 |
≥20 years | 1711 | 1311 |
Average employment length in years (SD) | 16 (13.57) | 14 (10.45) |
Job function | ||
Regular | 3766 | 4818 |
Specialised | 477 | 0 |
*Other comprises part-time/volunteer workers.
†31 December 2014.