Table 1.
Demographic and selected work history and lifestyle characteristics by gender in U.S. radiologic technologists who completed a self-administered questionnaire during 1994–998
| Characteristics | Females (n=68,312) | Males (n=20,454) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| Birth year | ||||
| <1930 | 3,950 | 5.8 | 2,182 | 10.7 |
| 1930–9 | 8,678 | 12.7 | 3,409 | 16.7 |
| 1940–9 | 22,278 | 32.6 | 7,271 | 35.6 |
| 1950–9 | 32,735 | 47.9 | 7,547 | 36.9 |
| 1960+ | 671 | 1.0 | 45 | 0.2 |
| Age at completion of questionnaire | ||||
| <30 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 30–9 | 12,502 | 18.3 | 1,756 | 8.6 |
| 40–9 | 32,334 | 47.3 | 9,496 | 46.4 |
| 50–9 | 15,450 | 22.6 | 5,222 | 25.5 |
| 60–9 | 5,641 | 8.3 | 2,681 | 13.1 |
| 0 | 2,385 | 3.5 | 1,299 | 6.3 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 65,515 | 95.9 | 18,499 | 90.4 |
| Black | 1,789 | 2.6 | 917 | 4.5 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 476 | 0.7 | 559 | 2.7 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 125 | 0.2 | 114 | 0.6 |
| Other | 347 | 0.5 | 329 | 1.6 |
| Unknown | 60 | 0.1 | 36 | 0.2 |
| BMI | ||||
| <18.5 | 1,205 | 1.8 | 110 | 0.5 |
| 18.5–4.9 | 36,898 | 54.0 | 6,036 | 29.5 |
| 25.0–9.9 | 17,864 | 26.2 | 9,828 | 48.1 |
| 30.0–4.9 | 7,164 | 10.5 | 3,124 | 15.3 |
| 5.0 | 3,636 | 5.3 | 990 | 4.8 |
| Unknown | 1,545 | 2.3 | 366 | 1.8 |
| Cigarette smoking | ||||
| Never smoked | 37,935 | 55.5 | 8,893 | 43.5 |
| Former smoker | 21,083 | 30.9 | 8,258 | 40.4 |
| Current smoker | 8,794 | 12.9 | 3,077 | 15.0 |
| Unknown if smoked | 500 | 0.7 | 226 | 1.1 |
| Alcohol consumption | ||||
| Never | 15,321 | 22.4 | 4,569 | 22.3 |
| <1 per week | 23,377 | 34.2 | 4,745 | 23.2 |
| 1– per week | 17,713 | 25.9 | 5,745 | 28.1 |
| 7–3 per week | 3,427 | 5.0 | 1,512 | 7.4 |
| 4 per week | 2,750 | 4.0 | 1,954 | 9.6 |
| Unknown | 5,724 | 8.4 | 1,929 | 9.4 |
| Year first worked with medical radiation procedures | ||||
| <1940 | 511 | 0.8 | 186 | 0.9 |
| 1940–9 | 2,399 | 3.5 | 1,239 | 6.1 |
| 1950–9 | 9,671 | 14.2 | 3,156 | 15.4 |
| 1960–9 | 22,758 | 33.3 | 5,871 | 28.7 |
| 970 | 32,505 | 47.6 | 9,845 | 48.1 |
| Unknown | 468 | 0.7 | 157 | 0.8 |
| Age first worked | ||||
| <18 | 6,921 | 10.1 | 1,091 | 5.3 |
| 18–9 | 34,526 | 50.5 | 5,578 | 27.3 |
| 20–2 | 17,004 | 24.9 | 6,646 | 32.5 |
| 23–4 | 3,623 | 5.3 | 2,847 | 13.9 |
| 5 | 5,770 | 8.5 | 4,135 | 20.2 |
| Unknown | 468 | 0.7 | 157 | 0.8 |
| Total number of years worked | ||||
| <10 | 13,726 | 20.1 | 3,417 | 16.7 |
| 10–9 | 25,149 | 36.8 | 6,013 | 29.4 |
| 0 | 28,969 | 42.4 | 10,867 | 53.1 |
| Unknown | 468 | 0.7 | 157 | 0.8 |