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. 2016 Oct 7;108(12):djw169. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djw169

Table 2.

Specific jobs reported by the 72 014 night shift workers in the Million Women Study

Job description* Ever night shift worker (n=72 014) ≥20 y of night shift work (n=9647)
Nurse, No.  (%) 32 374  (45.0) 5899  (61.1)
Cleaner, No.  (%) 4001  (5.6) 336  (3.5)
Factory worker, No.  (%) 4438  (6.2) 310  (3.2)
Bar worker, No.  (%) 1845  (2.6) 296  (3.1)
Shop worker, No.  (%) 5012  (7.0) 288  (3.0)
Cook/waitress, No.  (%) 2764  (3.8) 273  (2.8)
Flight attendant, No.  (%) 368  (0.5) 102  (1.1)
*

Women were asked about 15 specific jobs worked for at least 10 years. The jobs potentially associated with night shift work are shown in the table. The percentages are of the total in each night shift category.