Table 2.

Crude associations of occupation category and key covariates with mortality from ‘phthisis’

Variable		Crude Rate Ratio (95 % CI)	p value
Occupation Category	Unexposed	Referent	<0.0001
	Exposed	1.13 (1.03–1.24)
	Uncategorised	1.64 (1.53–1.76)
Age in years	15–19	0.29 (0.26–0.32)	<0.0001
	20–24	0.78 (0.72–0.84)
	25–34	Referent
	35–44	1.30 (1.23–1.38)
	45–54	1.38 (1.29–1.47)
	55–64	1.15 (1.06–1.24)
	>65	0.63 (0.56–0.72)
Socioeconomic position	1 (highest)	1.25 (1.12–1.39)	<0.0001
	2	1.24 (1.14–1.36)
	3	1.42 (1.32–1.53)
	4	Referent
	5 (lowest)	1.83 (1.71–1.97)
Period	1890–1892	Referent	<0.0001
	1900–1902	0.82 (0.77–0.88)
	1910–1912	0.71 (0.67–0.76)