Table 3.
Paternal and maternal occupations among the cases and controls
| Occupations | Cases (N = 105) | Controls (N = 135) | Test | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paternal occupations | ||||
| Professionals | 14 (16.5) | 32 (24.1) | 4.1 | 0.01 |
| Technicians and associate professionals | 16 (12.4) | 18 (13.3) | 0.1 | 0.42 |
| Clerks | 7 (10.7) | 26 (19.3) | 7.1 | 0.00 |
| Service workers and shop and market sales workers | 4 (3.7) | 7 (5.2) | 0.6 | 0.54 |
| Skilled agricultural and fishery workers | 20 (17.8) | 12 (8.9) | 8.6 | 0.00 |
| Craft and related trades workers | 30 (26.0) | 24 (17.7) | 5.2 | 0.05 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers | 11 (10.3) | 10 (7.0) | 1.7 | 0.19 |
| Elementary occupations | 2 (1.2) | 5 (4.1) | 3.9 | 0.07 |
| Armed forces | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.1) | 0.1 | 0.98 |
| Maternal occupations | ||||
| Non-employed | 89 (84.8) | 103 (84.4) | 6.84 | 0.15 |
| Professionals | 11 (10.5) | 12 (7.8) | ||
| Clerks | 1 (0.9) | 5 (2.2) | ||
| Service workers and shop and market sales workers | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Skilled agricultural and fishery workers | 3 (2.9) | 15 (5.6) | ||
Data are presented as the number of cases or controls, with the percentage in parenthesis