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. 2010 Jun 3;10:305. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-305

Table 3.

Industry groups, number of male employees, number and percentage exposed to WBV.

Industry 1990 1995 2000

N Exposed % N Exposed % N Exposed %
Agriculture, horticulture and forestry 72 36 50.0 69 25 36.2 49 14 28.6
Fishing 10 4 40.0 3 2 66.7 4 1 25.0
Mining and quarrying 11 2 18.2 5 1 20.0 7 0 0.0
Manufacturing 865 84 9.7 831 82 9.9 745 73 9.8
Electricity, gas, heating and water supply 32 0 0.0 33 3 9.1 26 1 3.8
Construction 320 26 8.1 262 35 13.4 266 25 9.4
Trade and repair works 396 24 6.1 372 24 6.5 321 23 7.2
Hotel and restaurants 47 1 2.1 45 0 0.0 41 2 4.9
Transport, storage and communication 305 69 22.6 265 62 23.4 253 50 19.8
Financial intermediation, insurance etc. 87 0 0.0 65 1 1.5 71 0 0.0
Letting and sale of real estate, business activities, etc. 186 6 3.2 201 5 2.5 265 11 4.2
Public administration and defense, etc. 296 40 13.5 205 22 10.7 207 27 13.0
Education 194 4 2.1 185 4 2.2 176 2 1.1
Human health activities, social welfare institutions etc. 141 0 0.0 160 3 1.9 158 5 3.2
Organizations, cultural and sporting activities 86 4 4.7 100 7 7.0 97 5 5.2
Private housekeeping with employees 2 0 0.0 2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
International organizations 4 0 0.0 2 0 0.0 21 3 14.3

Total 3097 303 9.8 2846 278 9.8 2714 242 8.9