TABLE IV.

Occupational History

Occupational Characteristics	n (%)
Job Category (n = 214)
Animal caretaker	82 (38)
Scientist	43 (20)
Administrative/support personnel	42 (20)
Supplies or materials handler	22 (10)
Laboratory technician/research assistant	20 (9)
Other	5 (2)
Mouse handler, yes	131 (60)
Primary Task (n = 128)
Animal care	54 (42)
Husbandry	39 (30)
Laboratory experiments	30 (23)
Autopsies	2 (2)
Dumping dirty boxes	2 (2)
Preparing mice for shipment	1 (1)
Frequency of Mouse Handling (n = 130)
<1 day/week	6 (5)
1–2 days/week	15 (12)
3–4 days/week	19 (14)
5 or more days/week	90 (69)
Type of mice (n = 128)
Live mice	124 (97)
Dead mice	4 (3)