Table 3.

SIRs of hospitalization for epilepsy in individuals with selected occupations who kept the same job title in two consecutive censuses

	Men (census 1960 and 1970)				Women (census 1970 and 1980)
Occupation	O	SIR	95%CI		O	SIR	95%CI
Technical, chemical, physical and biological workers	729	0.96	0.89	1.03	45	1.11	0.81	1.48
Nurses	14	0.79	0.43	1.32	101	0.84	0.68	1.02
Assistant nurses					277	1.03	0.91	1.16
Other health and medical workers	11	0.98	0.49	1.76	64	1.09	0.84	1.39
Teachers	196	1.00	0.87	1.15	230	0.99	0.86	1.12
Religious, juridical and other social-science-related workers	109	1.10	0.91	1.33	42	0.87	0.63	1.18
Administrators and managers	203	1.06	0.92	1.22	23	1.69	1.07	2.54
Clerical workers	280	1.27	1.13	1.43	760	0.98	0.91	1.05
Sales agents	380	1.09	0.99	1.21	31	1.05	0.71	1.49
Shop managers and assistants	123	0.99	0.82	1.18	285	0.93	0.82	1.04
Farmers	605	0.98	0.90	1.06	97	1.01	0.82	1.23
Gardeners and related workers	80	0.91	0.72	1.14	8	0.89	0.38	1.77
Forestry workers	84	0.91	0.73	1.13	1	1.51	0.00	8.66
Transport workers	55	1.18	0.89	1.53	1	1.21	0.00	6.94
Drivers	535	1.11	1.02	1.21	11	0.83	0.41	1.49
Postal and communication workers	82	0.96	0.77	1.20	90	0.95	0.77	1.17
Textile workers	70	1.05	0.82	1.33	78	1.01	0.80	1.26
Smelters and metal foundry workers	78	0.89	0.71	1.12	3	1.05	0.20	3.11
Mechanics and iron and metalware workers	685	0.98	0.91	1.06	29	0.99	0.66	1.42
Plumbers	103	1.11	0.91	1.35
Welders	62	0.80	0.61	1.02
Electrical workers	240	0.92	0.81	1.05	19	1.07	0.64	1.67
Wood workers	347	0.92	0.82	1.02	6	0.96	0.35	2.11
Painters and wall paperhangers	144	0.93	0.79	1.10	2	4.64	0.44	17.05
Other construction workers	166	1.16	0.99	1.34
Bricklayers	62	1.03	0.79	1.32
Printers and related workers	112	1.09	0.90	1.31	14	0.99	0.54	1.66
Chemical process workers	55	1.12	0.84	1.46	2	0.31	0.03	1.13
Food manufacture workers	111	1.07	0.88	1.29	19	1.14	0.68	1.78
Glass, ceramic and tile workers	55	0.79	0.60	1.03	31	1.43	0.97	2.03
Packers, loaders and warehouse workers	154	1.02	0.86	1.19	28	1.01	0.67	1.46
Engine and motor operator workers	86	0.84	0.67	1.03	2	0.58	0.06	2.15
Public safety and protection workers	86	0.77	0.62	0.96	3	1.04	0.20	3.09
Cooks and stewards	5	1.20	0.38	2.83	91	1.13	0.91	1.39
Home helpers					149	1.03	0.87	1.21
Waiters	13	1.57	0.83	2.69	47	0.99	0.73	1.32
Building caretakers and cleaners	40	1.02	0.73	1.39	202	1.11	0.96	1.27
Launderers and dry cleaners	35	1.04	0.72	1.45	24	1.14	0.73	1.70
Military personnel	65	0.88	0.68	1.12

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

Bold type: 95%CI does not include 1.00.