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. 2007 Jul 12;176(10):994–1000. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200605-730OC

TABLE 2.

EMPLOYMENT AND EXPOSURE STATUS

Baseline Year 5
Characteristics n (%) n (%)
Men
 Employment
  Yes 3,269 (91.0) 2,602 (77.8)
  No 323 (9.0) 740 (22.1)
  Unknown 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0)
 Exposure
  Dust only 287 (8.0) 268 (8.0)
  Fume only 213 (5.9) 128 (3.8)
  Both 499 (13.9) 690 (20.6)
  Neither 2,593 (72.2) 2,257 (67.5)
Women
 Employment
  Yes 1,797 (84.3) 1,322 (66.4)
  No 335 (15.7) 669 (33.6)
  Unknown 0 (0.0) 1 (0.1)
 Exposure
  Dust only 121 (5.7) 167 (8.4)
  Fume only 85 (3.8) 50 (2.5)
  Both 109 (5.1) 186 (9.3)
  Neither 1,822 (85.5) 1,589 (79.8)