Table 4.
Change in trend of mortality rates by occupational and industrial category after 2000 for the leading causes of death
| Rate ratio (95% Confidence interval) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational category | Lung cancer | Gastric cancer | Pancreatic cancer | Colorectal cancer |
| Professional | 0.926 (0.898–0.955)* | 0.977 (0.956–0.998)* | 1.021 (0.984–1.059) | 0.970 (0.946–0.994)* |
| Manager | 0.953 (0.914–0.993)* | 0.964 (0.931–0.998)* | 0.981 (0.922–1.044) | 0.936 (0.900–0.973)* |
| Clerk | 0.977 (0.951–1.004) | 0.985 (0.966–1.005) | 1.025 (0.992–1.058) | 0.986 (0.963–1.010) |
| Sales | 0.955 (0.930–0.981)* | 0.963 (0.942–0.984)* | 1.009 (0.975–1.044) | 0.968 (0.946–0.991)* |
| Service | 0.967 (0.942–0.993)* | 0.973 (0.954–0.992)* | 0.958 (0.929–0.988)* | 0.958 (0.937–0.980)* |
| Security | 1.041 (0.926–1.170) | 0.982 (0.898–1.073) | 1.071 (0.881–1.301) | 1.033 (0.929–1.148) |
| Agriculture | 0.987 (0.955–1.020) | 0.995 (0.969–1.023) | 1.001 (0.966–1.037) | 0.963 (0.934–0.993)* |
| Transport | 1.028 (0.953–1.108) | 1.052 (0.990–1.117) | 1.116 (1.004–1.242)* | 1.032 (0.965–1.104) |
| Manufacturing | 0.996 (0.967–1.025) | 1.016 (0.995–1.037) | 1.007 (0.974–1.040) | 1.006 (0.983–1.030) |
| Industrial category | ||||
| Agriculture/Forestry | 0.977 (0.946–1.009) | 0.981 (0.956–1.007) | 0.993 (0.960–1.027) | 0.945 (0.917–0.974)* |
| Fishing | 0.990 (0.902–1.086) | 1.031 (0.961–1.107) | 1.093 (0.957–1.247) | 1.025 (0.927–1.134) |
| Mining | 1.143 (0.972–1.343) | 1.018 (0.934–1.109) | 1.056 (0.893–1.249) | 1.068 (0.978–1.165) |
| Construction | 1.006 (0.962–1.052) | 1.017 (0.986–1.049) | 1.041 (0.986–1.099) | 1.033 (0.997–1.071) |
| Manufacturing | 0.981 (0.953–1.009) | 0.992 (0.972–1.013) | 1.000 (0.967–1.034) | 0.989 (0.967–1.013) |
| Electricity | 0.977 (0.900–1.061) | 0.950 (0.886–1.019) | 1.019 (0.856–1.213) | 0.944 (0.878–1.015) |
| Transport/Communication | 1.022 (0.965–1.083) | 1.048 (1.004–1.093)* | 1.059 (0.991–1.132) | 1.033 (0.986–1.082) |
| Wholesale/Retail | 0.979 (0.956–1.002) | 0.996 (0.978–1.014) | 1.001 (0.971–1.032) | 0.992 (0.971–1.013) |
| Finance | 0.988 (0.929–1.051) | 1.032 (0.981–1.084) | 0.998 (0.924–1.077) | 1.026 (0.969–1.086) |
| Real estate | 1.010 (0.927–1.101) | 0.998 (0.922–1.080) | 1.013 (0.887–1.157) | 0.959 (0.872–1.054) |
| Service | 0.966 (0.945–0.987)* | 0.986 (0.970–1.003) | 1.019 (0.993–1.046) | 0.963 (0.945–0.981)* |
| Public services | 0.912 (0.864–0.963)* | 0.930 (0.889–0.972)* | 0.958 (0.901–1.018) | 0.997 (0.952–1.044) |
*Significant at 5% level of alpha