Table 1.
Occupational distribution of hepatitis E cases reported from east-coast and non-coastal areas of Zhejiang Province, China in 2004–2017
| Occupations | Coastal areas (%, n) |
Non-coastal areas (%, n) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmers | 44.36% (4177) | 51.76% (9301) | P < 0.001 |
| Housekeepers | 10.05% (946) | 4.04% (726) | |
| Workers | 12.37% (1165) | 11.20% (2012) | |
| Retirees | 5.59% (526) | 8.58% (1542) | |
| Others | 6.44% (606) | 1.39% (249) | |
| Officers | 3.90% (367) | 5.58% (1003) | |
| Businessmen | 4.60% (433) | 6.14% (1103) | |
| Migrant labor | 2.51% (236) | 2.83% (509) | |
| Students | 1.67% (157) | 0.90% (161) | |
| Teachers | 1.26% (119) | 1.34% (241) | |
| Food industry | 0.98% (92) | 0.86% (154) | |
| Fishermen | 0.63% (59) | 0.06% (10) | |
| Non-nursery governess | 0.27% (25) | 0.04% (8) | |
| Medical workers | 0.52% (49) | 0.65% (116) | |
| Public service | 0.30% (28) | 0.21% (38) | |
| Seafarers and long-distance drivers | 0.12% (11) | 0.10% (18) | |
| Nursery governess | 0.04% (4) | 0.02% (3) | |
| Herdsman | 0.03% (3) | 0.04% (7) | |
| Nursed baby | 0.05% (5) | 0.13% (24) | |
| Unknown | 4.31% (406) | 4.14% (743) | |
| Total | 100% (9416) | 100% (17,968) |
Notes: We used the chi-square test to compare the occupational distribution between coastal and non-coastal areas of Zhejiang Province, China during 2004–2017