Table 8. Crude and Age Adjusted Chronic Respiratory Disease Mortality Rate/100,000 Person Years (+/- SE) among 13 Occupations by Socio-Demographic Subgroups
Occupation 13 Classes Group Estimated US Worker Population Mortality Follow Up Sample Size Total Deaths Chronic Respiratory Disease Deaths Crude Chronic Respiratory Disease Death Rate Crude Chronic Respiratory Disease Death Rate SE Age Adjusted Chronic Respiratory Disease Death Rate Age Adjusted Chronic Respiratory Disease Death Rate SE
All Workers   114,093,524 440,245 12,124 321 10 1 25 2
Executive, administrative managerial 1: Total 15,855,350 60,414 1,618 35 8 2 24 6
Executive, administrative managerial 2: Male 9,485,959 35,404 1,227 26 11 2 28 8
Executive, administrative managerial 3: Female 6,369,391 25,010 391 9 4 1 15 7
Executive, administrative managerial 4: White 14,340,387 54,259 1,454 35 9 2 25 6
Executive, administrative managerial 5: Black 982,642 4,209 135 0 0 0 0 0
Executive, administrative managerial 6: Other 532,322 1,946 29 0 0 0 0 0
Executive, administrative managerial 7: Hispanic 769,548 2,872 65 0 0 0 0 0
Executive, administrative managerial 8: NonHispanic 15,085,802 57,542 1,553 35 9 2 25 6
Professional specialty 1: Total 16,283,334 62,176 1,230 37 8 1 16 4
Professional specialty 2: Male 7,917,667 29,306 781 22 10 2 19 6
Professional specialty 3: Female 8,365,667 32,870 449 15 5 1 11 4
Professional specialty 4: White 14,342,393 54,288 1,031 31 8 1 17 5
Professional specialty 5: Black 1,221,598 5,269 168 6 13 7 12 5
Professional specialty 6: Other 719,343 2,619 31 0 0 0 0 0
Professional specialty 7: Hispanic 671,176 2,495 45 1 5 5 6 6
Professional specialty 8: NonHispanic 15,612,158 59,681 1,185 36 8 1 16 4
Technicians/related support 1: Total 4,016,229 15,336 260 4 3 1 18 16
Technicians/related support 2: Male 2,077,866 7,634 172 3 4 2 29 27
Technicians/related support 3: Female 1,938,363 7,702 88 1 1 1 1 1
Technicians/related support 4: White 3,396,239 12,758 208 4 3 2 20 18
Technicians/related support 5: Black 389,861 1,747 47 0 0 0 0 0
Technicians/related support 6: Other 230,129 831 5 0 0 0 0 0
Technicians/related support 7: Hispanic 235,511 866 7 0 0 0 0 0
Technicians/related support 8: NonHispanic 3,780,718 14,470 253 4 3 1 20 18
Sales 1: Total 13,092,640 49,620 1,354 50 14 2 25 5
Sales 2: Male 6,727,869 24,877 913 33 18 3 29 7
Sales 3: Female 6,364,770 24,743 441 17 11 3 18 5
Sales 4: White 11,750,648 44,190 1,236 48 15 2 25 5
Sales 5: Black 889,149 3,832 88 2 7 6 35 30
Sales 6: Other 452,842 1,598 30 0 0 0 0 0
Sales 7: Hispanic 806,791 3,050 60 3 12 7 75 57
Sales 8: NonHispanic 12,285,848 46,570 1,294 47 15 2 24 5
Administrative support occs, including clerical 1: Total 17,540,987 68,299 1,459 38 8 2 22 6
Administrative support occs, including clerical 2: Male 3,718,137 13,797 489 10 12 4 39 18
Administrative support occs, including clerical 3: Female 13,822,850 54,502 970 28 8 2 16 5
Administrative support occs, including clerical 4: White 14,978,842 57,072 1,228 34 9 2 22 6
Administrative support occs, including clerical 5: Black 1,973,463 9,126 197 3 7 4 13 9
Administrative support occs, including clerical 6: Other 588,682 2,101 34 1 6 6 16 17
Administrative support occs, including clerical 7: Hispanic 1,234,827 4,693 81 2 5 3 33 28
Administrative support occs, including clerical 8: NonHispanic 16,306,160 63,606 1,378 36 9 2 22 6
Private household 1: Total 761,954 3,249 159 2 8 6 5 4
Private household 2: Male 36,030 141 10 0 0 0 0 0
Private household 3: Female 725,924 3,108 149 2 9 6 6 4
Private household 4: White 525,115 2,039 68 1 6 6 5 5
Private household 5: Black 215,855 1,137 88 1 14 14 8 8
Private household 6: Other 20,984 73 3 0 0 0 0 0
Private household 7: Hispanic 128,949 511 5 0 0 0 0 0
Private household 8: NonHispanic 633,005 2,738 154 2 10 7 6 4
Protective service 1: Total 1,950,907 7,392 275 9 17 5 49 26
Protective service 2: Male 1,659,846 6,208 256 9 19 6 55 29
Protective service 3: Female 291,060 1,184 19 0 0 0 0 0
Protective service 4: White 1,569,239 5,802 212 8 18 6 58 32
Protective service 5: Black 335,730 1,432 59 1 11 11 5 5
Protective service 6: Other 45,937 158 4 0 0 0 0 0
Protective service 7: Hispanic 132,169 488 16 0 0 0 0 0
Protective service 8: NonHispanic 1,818,737 6,904 259 9 18 6 51 27
Service occs, except protective/household 1: Total 11,749,273 46,880 1,440 32 9 2 21 6
Service occs, except protective/household 2: Male 4,035,235 15,396 700 16 13 4 28 11
Service occs, except protective/household 3: Female 7,714,037 31,484 740 16 7 2 17 6
Service occs, except protective/household 4: White 9,074,782 34,647 952 26 10 2 24 7
Service occs, except protective/household 5: Black 2,080,803 10,150 442 6 5 2 8 4
Service occs, except protective/household 6: Other 593,688 2,083 46 0 0 0 0 0
Service occs, except protective/household 7: Hispanic 1,278,089 4,915 122 1 2 2 2 2
Service occs, except protective/household 8: NonHispanic 10,471,184 41,965 1,318 31 10 2 22 6
Farming, forestry, fishing 1: Total 3,215,669 12,651 700 13 15 4 22 7
Farming, forestry, fishing 2: Male 2,682,794 10,499 631 12 17 5 24 8
Farming, forestry, fishing 3: Female 532,875 2,152 69 1 5 5 4 3
Farming, forestry, fishing 4: White 2,952,108 11,571 616 13 16 5 24 8
Farming, forestry, fishing 5: Black 208,654 875 75 0 0 0 0 0
Farming, forestry, fishing 6: Other 54,907 205 9 0 0 0 0 0
Farming, forestry, fishing 7: Hispanic 421,398 1,625 47 0 0 0 0 0
Farming, forestry, fishing 8: NonHispanic 2,794,271 11,026 653 13 17 5 22 7
Precision production, craft, repair 1: Total 12,930,703 49,089 1,544 48 12 2 61 25
Precision production, craft, repair 2: Male 11,784,674 44,487 1,460 44 12 2 71 33
Precision production, craft, repair 3: Female 1,146,029 4,602 84 4 10 6 20 14
Precision production, craft, repair 4: White 11,557,990 43,373 1,286 40 12 2 63 26
Precision production, craft, repair 5: Black 996,058 4,376 218 8 15 5 25 11
Precision production, craft, repair 6: Other 376,655 1,340 40 0 0 0 0 0
Precision production, craft, repair 7: Hispanic 1,107,415 4,160 104 2 8 6 10 8
Precision production, craft, repair 8: NonHispanic 11,823,288 44,929 1,440 46 13 2 62 25
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors 1: Total 7,788,365 30,676 844 17 7 2 11 3
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors 2: Male 4,715,724 18,094 552 14 10 3 19 6
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors 3: Female 3,072,641 12,582 292 3 3 1 3 2
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors 4: White 6,328,597 24,288 623 12 7 2 9 3
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors 5: Black 1,131,586 5,166 197 5 13 7 27 14
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors 6: Other 328,181 1,222 24 0 0 0 0 0
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors 7: Hispanic 958,928 3,769 102 2 10 8 9 7
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors 8: NonHispanic 6,829,437 26,907 742 15 7 2 11 3
Transportation/ material moving 1: Total 4,800,417 18,605 712 23 16 4 25 6
Transportation/ material moving 2: Male 4,354,367 16,765 680 22 17 4 26 7
Transportation/ material moving 3: Female 446,050 1,840 32 1 7 7 5 5
Transportation/ material moving 4: White 3,986,956 15,121 544 20 18 4 28 8
Transportation/ material moving 5: Black 701,955 3,087 155 3 8 5 8 5
Transportation/ material moving 6: Other 111,505 397 13 0 0 0 0 0
Transportation/ material moving 7: Hispanic 371,480 1,392 40 0 0 0 0 0
Transportation/ material moving 8: NonHispanic 4,428,937 17,213 672 23 18 4 26 7
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers 1: Total 4,107,698 15,858 529 13 11 3 18 6
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers 2: Male 3,303,332 12,571 467 12 11 3 24 8
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers 3: Female 804,365 3,287 62 1 11 11 7 7
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers 4: White 3,319,724 12,475 365 9 11 4 18 7
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers 5: Black 661,495 2,940 150 3 10 6 19 14
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers 6: Other 126,479 443 14 1 20 20 29 30
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers 7: Hispanic 490,612 1,846 47 0 0 0 0 0
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers 8: NonHispanic 3,617,086 14,012 482 13 13 4 20 6