Table 1.

SIRs of hospitalization for epilepsy by different socioeconomic measures in men and women

	Men				Women
Socioeconomic status	O	SIR	95%CI		O	SIR	95%CI
Education
<=9 years	11040	1.06	1.04	1.08	8742	1.06	1.04	1.08
10–12 years	9156	0.98	0.96	1.00	6526	0.98	0.96	1.01
>12 years	2442	0.86	0.82	0.89	1603	0.81	0.77	0.85
Occupational status
Farmers	1137	1.00	0.95	1.06	913	1.05	0.99	1.12
Self-employed	1792	0.91	0.87	0.95	881	1.00	0.93	1.07
Professionals	2035	0.93	0.89	0.97	775	0.95	0.88	1.01
White collar workers	5965	0.97	0.95	1.00	5737	0.99	0.96	1.01
Unskilled/Skilled workers	11709	1.04	1.02	1.06	8565	1.01	0.99	1.03
Income
Low	10982	1.13	1.11	1.15	9308	1.10	1.07	1.12
Middle	7046	0.99	0.97	1.02	4651	0.98	0.95	1.01
High	4610	0.79	0.77	0.81	2912	0.80	0.77	0.83
All	22638	1.00	reference		16871	1.00	reference

O = observed; SIR = standardized incidence ratio; CI = confidence interval.

Bold type: 95%CI does not include 1.00.