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Table 2 Rate ratios, by social group, with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for men

From: Social inequalities in injury occurrence and in disability retirement attributable to injuries: a 5 year follow-up study of a 2.1 million gainfully employed people

Social group

Injury incidence rate ratio

95% CI

Injury related case disability retirement rate ratio

95% CI

Injury related disability retirement rate ratio

95% CI

2

Professionals

1.00

--

1.00

--

1.00

--

3

Technicians and associate professional

1.17

(1.16–1.19)

1.34

(0.99–1.81)

1.58

(1.17–2.13)

4

Clerks

1.25

(1.23–1.28)

1.75

(1.20–2.56)

2.20

(1.50–3.21)

5

Service workers and shop and market sales workers

1.55

(1.52–1.58)

1.67

(1.19–2.34)

2.59

(1.85–3.64)

6

Skilled agricultural and fishery workers

1.25

(1.21–1.29)

0.95

(0.55–1.64)

1.19

(0.69–2.05)

7

Craft and related trades workers

1.92

(1.90–1.94)

1.48

(1.16–1.88)

2.84

(2.24–3.61)

8

Plant and machine operators and assemblers

1.84

(1.82–1.87)

2.21

(1.72–2.84)

4.07

(3.17–5.23)

9

Elementary occupations

1.89

(1.86–1.91)

2.72

(2.14–3.46)

5.12

(4.02–6.52)