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. 2013 May 21;70(8):575–584. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2012-101316

Table 1.

Occupational groups included in the CUPID study

Country Occupational group Response rate (%) Number of participants analysed
Brazil (BR) Nurses 96 184
Office workers 97 278
Other workers (sugarcane cutters) 61 93
Ecuador (EC) Nurses 99 219
Office workers 100 243
Other workers (flower plantation) 99 227
Colombia (CO) Office workers 89 92
Costa Rica (CR) Nurses 91 220
Office workers 91 223
Other workers (telephone call centre) 94 205
Nicaragua (NI) Nurses 100 282
Office workers 100 285
Other workers (machine operators) 100 197
UK (UK) Nurses 42 256
Office workers 45 380
Other workers (mail sorters) 28 386
Spain (SP) Nurses 96 667
Office workers 98 438
Italy (IT) Nurses 76 536
Other workers (assembly line) 52 136
Greece (GR) Nurses 93 224
Office workers 99 199
Other workers (postal clerks) 91 140
Estonia (EE) Nurses 48 370
Office workers 53 202
Lebanon (LB) Nurses 96 184
Office workers 86 172
Other workers (food production) 98 137
Iran (IR) Nurses 94 246
Office workers 88 182
Pakistan (PK) Nurses 94 187
Office workers 100 180
Other workers (mail sorters) 96 222
Sri Lanka (LK) Nurses 95 236
Office workers 63 152
Other workers-1 (mail sorters) 100 250
Other workers-2 (sewing machinists) 86 151
Japan (JP) Nurses 76 592
Office workers 81 310
Other workers-1 (transportation operatives) 86 1017
Other workers-2 (sales workers) 98 355
South Africa (SA) Nurses 90 247
Office workers 83 229
Australia (AU) Nurses 39 250
New Zealand (NZ) Nurses 70 177
Office workers 52 145
Other workers (mail sorters) 50 113

CUPID, Cultural and Psychosocial Influences on Disability.