Table 2

Distribution of study population according to occupational trajectories

Number of deaths (%)Person-year (%)
MenWomenMenWomen
Observation period
 Beginning of follow-up
  Upper class344 (2.8)104 (3.0)
  Intermediary occupations1371 (11.3)568 (16.0)
  Clerk class2042 (16.8)1699 (47.8)
  Manual workers class8405 (69.1)1180 (33.2)
  Outside the scope0 (0)0 (0)
 End of follow-up
  Upper class525 (4.3)118 (3.3)
  Intermediary occupations1299 (10.7)417 (11.7)
  Clerk class941 (7.7)868 (24.5)
  Manual workers class4558 (37.5)419 (11.8)
  Outside the scope4839 (39.8)1729 (48.7)
 1976–1980306 (2.5)66 (1.9)4.523.87
 1981–1985970 (8.0)268 (7.5)12.4111.65
 1986–19901739 (14.3)464 (13.1)17.4917.05
 1991–19962999 (24.6)856 (24.1)23.3823.50
 1997–20026148 (50.6)1897 (53.4)42.2043.93
Age category
 25–342930 (24.1)831 (23.4)44.1845.53
 35–444637 (38.1)1396 (39.3)38.7738.49
 45–544329 (35.6)1251 (35.2)16.4015.48
 55–56266 (2.2)73 (2.1)0.650.50
Total12 1623551337 706275 378