Table 1 Eligible population and overall mortality in the Swedish population from 1960 to 2004: Number of women and men at risk of mortality, number of fatalities, age at death distribution and HRs for overall mortality according to socio-economic status in the Swedish population from 1960 to 20041.
From: Socio-economic status and overall and cause-specific mortality in Sweden
Overall mortality | Women | Men | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Population | Fatalities | Age at death3 | HR4 (95% CI) | Population | Fatalities | Age at death3 | HR5 (95% CI) |
All combined 2 | 1025856 | 579288 | 78 (56;92) | NA | 1060370 | 760964 | 75 (54;89) | NA |
Blue-collar worker | 356190 | 208011 | 78 (55;91) | Ref. | 465577 | 341027 | 74 (54;89) | Ref. |
Service worker | 73132 | 48862 | 79 (57;92) | 1.02 (1.00;1.03) | 12892 | 10214 | 74 (54;84) | 1.04 (1.02;1.06) |
Farmhand | 35122 | 22297 | 78 (56;92) | 1.07 (1.05;1.08) | 42407 | 31741 | 76 (56;90) | 0.94 (0.93;0.95) |
Farmer | 108518 | 70149 | 80 (58;93) | 0.93 (0.93;0.94) | 109169 | 84544 | 77 (58;91) | 0.85 (0.85;0.86) |
White-collar worker | 323311 | 156288 | 78 (54;92) | 0.83 (0.83;0.84) | 283398 | 182977 | 74 (54;89) | 0.87 (0.86;0.87) |
Employer | 22585 | 11880 | 80 (55;93) | 0.78 (0.76;0.79) | 27644 | 19532 | 75 (55;90) | 0.85 (0.83;0.86) |
Entrepreneur | 90628 | 53430 | 79 (56;92) | 0.90 (0.89;0.91) | 97719 | 76068 | 75 (55;89) | 0.99 (0.98;1.01) |
Professional | 10121 | 5668 | 80 (55;93) | 0.83 (0.80;0.85) | 11869 | 8849 | 75 (54;90) | 0.93 (0.91;0.95) |
Military personnel | 6249 | 2703 | 77 (53;91) | 0.83 (0.80;0.86) | 9695 | 6012 | 74 (52;88) | 0.83 (0.81;0.85) |