Table 2.
Distribution of New Year honours (NYHs) according to gender, sector of services, and order of honour between 2009 and 2018. Absolute risk (AR) of receiving an NYH is calculated for citations related to industry and the relative risk (RR) with 95% confidence internal of receiving an NYH for that sector versus healthcare
| No of NYHs (No of higher order) | Average size of workforce (2009-18) | AR of receiving NYH | RR (95% CI) of receiving NYH for services to sector versus healthcare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender: | ||||
| Male | 5813 (951) | |||
| Female | 5166 (496) | |||
| Undetermined | 10 | |||
| Sector: | ||||
| Arts and media | 795 (50) | 6 651 000 | 1.20 × 10−4 | 5.84 (5.31 to 6.44; P<0.001) |
| Business and economy | 975 (47) | 12 221 000 | 7.98 × 10−5 | 3.9 (3.59 to 4.28; P<0.001) |
| Civil and political service | 1038 (113) | 19 089 000 | 5.44 × 10−5 | 2.66 (2.43 to 2.91; P<0.001) |
| Education | 1203 (63) | 31 890 000 | 3.83 × 10−5 | 1.87 (1.72 to 2.04; P<0.001) |
| Science and technology | 419 (35) | 19 084 000 | 2.20 × 10−5 | 1.08 (0.95 to 1.21; P=0.22) |
| Sport | 703 (20) | 1 560 000 | 4.51 × 10−4 | 22.01 (19.91 to 24.34; P<0.001) |
| Healthcare | 832 (58) | 40 701 000 | 2.04 × 10−5 | - |
| Community services | 2989 | NA | NA | |
| Voluntary and local services | 2025 | NA | NA | |
| Order of honour: | ||||
| Companion of honour | 17 | |||
| Knighthood/damehood | 343 | |||
| Orders of Bath | 81 | |||
| Orders of St Michael and St George | 3 | |||
| CBE | 1006 | |||
| OBE | 2353 | |||
| MBE | 5310 | |||
| BEM | 1876 |
NA=not applicable.