Table 3. Age Adjusted Overall and Cause Specific Mortality Rate/100,000 Person Years (+/- SE) among 13 Occupations with Followup Through 2002

Occupation 13 Classes

Estimated US Worker Population

Mortality Follow Up Sample Size

All Cause Mortality Rate +/- SE

Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Rate +/- SE

Malignant Neoplasm Mortality Rate +/- SE

Cerebrovascular Mortality Rate +/- SE

Chronic Respiratory Disease Mortality Rate +/- SE

Unintentional Injury Mortality Rate +/- SE

Pneumonia and Influenza Mortality Rate +/- SE

Diabetes Mortality Rate +/- SE

Suicide Mortality Rate +/- SE

Liver Disease Mortality Rate +/- SE

HIV/AIDS Mortality Rate +/- SE

All Workers

114,093,524

444,917

874±10

262±6

251±5

56±3

34±2

36±2

25±2

23±2

13±1

8±1

8±0

Executive, administrative managerial

15,855,350

61,096

831±26

260±17

245±13

48±6

46±8

23±3

20±5

21±4

10±2

7±1

10±1

Professional specialty

16,283,334

62,925

697±24

217±14

209±10

54±7

21±4

23±4

18±5

14±3

9±1

5±1

6±1

Technicians/related support

4,016,229

15,485

815±148

299±96

167±22

24±15

141±93

23±4

4±1

12±4

17±6

6±2

8±2

Sales

13,092,640

50,186

872±27

258±15

258±13

60±7

27±3

28±3

33±6

26±4

12±2

7±1

4±1

Administrative support occs, including clerical

17,540,987

68,980

756±26

185±12

223±11

57±9

34±5

27±5

17±7

29±7

7±1

5±1

6±1

Private household

761,954

3,286

791±44

228±28

230±25

57±12

9±5

40±13

27±11

36±10

0±0

6±3

8±4

Protective service

1,950,907

7,468

1124±70

434±58

328±35

48±16

32±12

43±16

2±2

48±22

16±6

11±4

8±3

Service occs, except protective/household

11,749,273

47,310

914±29

265±17

259±12

59±9

30±4

29±3

35±6

26±5

12±2

10±2

14±1

Farming, forestry, fishing

3,215,669

12,849

1060±35

349±18

288±18

71±9

26±6

66±7

24±6

24±5

20±4

11±3

11±3

Precision production, craft, repair

12,930,703

49,539

1006±41

314±23

266±18

50±11

62±12

48±4

29±9

20±4

23±5

12±2

5±1

Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors

7,788,365

30,977

956±50

275±37

244±19

51±11

23±5

48±8

32±20

16±4

34±19

12±3

7±2

Transportation/ material moving

4,800,417

18,791

1139±76

310±33

328±42

25±5

64±22

107±29

55±37

22±5

12±2

7±2

7±2

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers

4,107,698

16,024

1144±67

317±35

338±36

90±29

42±11

61±10

29±13

17±6

19±5

26±7

13±3