Table 3.
Percentage distribution of mothers and fathers’ occupations and stillbirth rates by occupational group
| Country | Total Births | No occupation or student | Skilled/ unskilled workers | Technicians/ clerical/ service | Managers/ professionals | Total Stillbirths (SB) | Overall SB rate | SB rate No occupation or student | SB rate Skilled/ unskilled workers | SB rate Technicians/ clerical/ service | SB rate Managers/ professionals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (all stated) | % | % | % | % | N | p 1000 | p 1000 | p 1000 | p 1000 | p 1000 | |
| Maternal occupation | |||||||||||
| BE: Brussels | 24432 | 46.6 | 7.4 | 42.2 | 3.8 | 127 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 2.1 |
| BE: Flanders | 64790 | 17.8 | 15.3 | 60.9 | 6.0 | 229 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 |
| BE: Wallonia | 35777 | 40.4 | 9.0 | 46.5 | 4.0 | 139 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.1 |
| Estonia | 11731 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 42.9 | 40.0 | 44 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Finland | 43734 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 53.7 | 22.1 | 128 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| France | 14239 | 14.5 | 17.2 | 55.9 | 12.4 | 86 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 9.0 | 5.7 | 4.0 |
| Germany | 488041 | 34.0 | 45.1 | 17.0 | 3.9 | 1378 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
| Ireland | 70528 | 26.4 | 5.4 | 37.8 | 30.3 | 319 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| Lithuania | 30568 | 29.0 | 8.8 | 26.5 | 35.6 | 137 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| Portugal | 87627 | 19.9 | 19.4 | 43.1 | 17.7 | 211 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Romania | 199641 | 47.5 | 1.3 | 51.0 | 0.2 | 780 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| Slovenia | 7687 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 58.4 | 36.6 | 18 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 3.6 |
| Spain | 465343 | 24.7 | 11.3 | 46.4 | 17.6 | 1305 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Paternal occupation | |||||||||||
| BE: Brussels | 22976 | 20.9 | 22.4 | 43.1 | 13.6 | 106 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 1.9 |
| BE: Flanders | 62537 | 4.9 | 38.5 | 42.7 | 13.9 | 213 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.1 |
| BE: Wallonia | 30930 | 9.8 | 36.4 | 42.2 | 11.5 | 110 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| Estonia | 12274 | 2.2 | 34.7 | 19.7 | 43.4 | 39 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| Finland | 52555 | 3.7 | 40.7 | 30.7 | 24.8 | 88 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| France | 13637 | 4.3 | 37.0 | 40.3 | 18.4 | 70 | 5.1 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 3.5 | 5.2 |
| Ireland | 54906 | 7.1 | 40.1 | 26.1 | 26.7 | 240 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| Portugal | 90056 | 5.2 | 43.2 | 34.9 | 16.7 | 192 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 |
| Spain | 448911 | 1.5 | 46.8 | 32.0 | 19.6 | 1193 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| UK: England and Wales | 636793 | NAa | 40.2 | 21.2 | 38.6 | 3053 | 4.8 | NA* | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 |