Table 2 Incidence (per 1000 person‐years) of first health‐related loss of a long‐term job by age and calendar period.

Age (years)	Calendar period
	1949–59	1960–4	1965–9	1970–4	1975–9	1980–4	1985–9	1990–4	1995–9	2000–4
16–24	1.1	1.9	1.3	1.7	1.3	1.4	2.2	4.6	4.5	4.5
25–29	4.0	1.2	0.7	1.5	1.2	1.5	2.1	5.2	6.5	3.7
30–34		0.0	0.2	1.5	2.0	1.5	2.2	4.2	4.2	8.2
35–39			0.0	1.2	1.1	1.1	2.2	3.4	5.4	7.3
40–44				1.9	1.8	2.0	2.4	5.5	6.8	8.8
45–49					2.0	2.7	4.5	7.1	7.5	9.2
50–54						2.0	7.3	11.0	12.6	13.3
55–59							13.2	15.8	14.4	17.0
60–64								17.2	16.9	23.9

Analysis was based on the 10 559 men who provided usable information about long‐term jobs.