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Table 5 Industry association with pneumoconiosis deaths 2013–2015

From: Usefulness of occupation and industry information in mortality data in South Africa from 2006 to 2015

Industry

Other causes n

Pneumoconiosis n

Adjusted MORa

95% CI

Private households

32,710

9

1.06

0.53–2.12

Not economically active

187,865

86

ref

 

Unemployed people; people seeking work

177,999

35

0.97

0.64–1.47

Unspecified activities

656,630

204

1.05

0.79–1.37

Other activities not adequately defined

48,361

14

1.10

0.62–1.95

Growing of crops; market gardening; horticulture

874

8

0.85

0.41–1.78

Mining and quarrying

13,241

56

9.83

6.92–13.96

Manufacture

9339

10

2.27

1.28–4.79

Production; collection and distribution of electricity

4043

3

1.75

0.55–5.54

Building constructions; civil engineering

14,287

4

0.72

0.26–1.96

retail trade in new goods in specialised stores or retail stores

14,159

6

1.24

0.54–2.85

Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles

777

2

6.00

1.47–24.55

Other land transport

11,144

6

1.39

0.60–3.19

Business activities n.e.c.

5964

2

0.84

0.21–3.42

Educational services

8911

2

0.71

0.17–2.90

Other service activities

13,254

3

0.37

0.12–1.16

Total

1,232,299

450

  
  1. aadjusted for Death year, smoking, age and sex