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Table 1 Number and proportion of usual and occasional night workers by sex and large industry group

From: A 34-year overview of night work by occupation and industry in France based on census data and a sex-specific job-exposure matrix

 

Men

Women

Activity sector

Census year

N workersa

N usual night workersb

Proportion of usual night workers (%)c

N occasional night workersb

Proportion of occasional night workers (%)c

N workersa

N usual night workersb

Proportion of usual night workers (%)c

N occasional night workersb

Proportion of occasional night workers (%)c

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing

1982

1,979,270

64,483

3.3 [1.8–4.9]

445,415

22.5 [16.1–29.1]

1,510,540

13,661

0.9 [0.3–1.7]

161,450

10.7 [6.6–14.9]

1990

851,190

16,889

2.0 [1.1–3.0]

261,873

30.8 [21.3–40.4]

434,640

1040

0.2 [0.0–0.6]

95,355

21.9 [13.9–30.3]

1999

662,960

13,844

2.1 [0.9–3.8]

228,626

34.5 [24.3–44.7]

286,060

902

0.3 [0.1–0.6]

58,529

20.5 [12.4–29.2]

2007

561,180

24,427

4.4 [1.8–7.3]

167,959

29.9 [22.3–37.6]

246,210

3909

1.6 [0.5–3.0]

44,002

17.9 [10.9–25.4]

2015

508,280

23,414

4.6 [2.0–7.4]

145,646

28.7 [22.0–35.4]

208,010

4058

2.0 [0.6–3.6]

34,064

16.4 [10.8–22.4]

Construction

1982

1,663,830

8227

0.5 [0.1–1.1]

86,931

5.2 [2.1–8.5]

148,500

455

0.3 [0.0–0.7]

1307

0.9 [0.2–2.0]

1990

1,527,400

7910

0.5 [0.1–1.1]

86,521

5.7 [2.3–9.2]

149,540

405

0.3 [0.0–0.6]

1414

0.9 [0.2–2.1]

1999

1,235,360

8769

0.7 [0.3–1.4]

72,118

5.8 [2.7–9.1]

108,850

275

0.3 [0.1–0.4]

1518

1.4 [0.3–3.0]

2007

1,608,120

26,017

1.6 [0.9–2.6]

121,122

7.5 [4.0–11.2]

180,900

1337

0.7 [0.4–1.1]

4016

2.2 [0.8–4.1]

2015

1,561,950

25,913

1.7 [0.8–2.7]

126,112

8.1 [4.3–12.0]

195,540

1550

0.8 [0.4–1.2]

4832

2.5 [0.9–4.5]

Manufacturing and extracting industries

1982

3,653,600

303,091

8.3 [4.8–12.2]

555,411

15.2 [8.9–21.7]

1,541,590

15,173

1.0 [0.2–2.1]

40,343

2.6 [0.6–5.2]

1990

3,301,150

260,526

7.9 [4.6–11.6]

502,967

15.2 [9.0–21.7]

1,415,830

12,690

0.9 [0.2–1.9]

39,330

2.8 [0.7–5.5]

1999

3,001,980

292,806

9.8 [6.1–13.8]

469,111

15.6 [9.6–21.9]

1,229,000

25,310

2.1 [0.4–4.2]

49,743

4.0 [1.1–7.5]

2007

2,774,150

432,226

15.6 [11.3–20.1]

291,072

10.5 [5.8–15.4]

1,122,160

61,851

5.5 [2.5–9.0]

44,341

4.0 [1.1–7.4]

2015

2,374,660

359,239

15.1 [10.9–19.6]

257,933

10.9 [6.1–15.9]

978,820

51,542

5.3 [2.3–8.7]

41,524

4.2 [1.2–7.9]

Service sector

1982

6,506,290

336,518

5.2 [2.9–7.8]

1,145,107

17.6 [12.4–23.1]

6,183,930

143,248

2.3 [1.4–3.5]

350,679

5.7 [3.3–8.4]

1990

7,154,890

364,835

5.1 [2.9–7.6]

1,266,040

17.7 [12.3–23.4]

7,435,580

173,735

2.3 [1.4–3.4]

449,804

6.0 [3.7–8.8]

1999

7,801,420

448,547

5.7 [3.4–8.3]

1,342,803

17.2 [12.0–22.7]

8,724,940

237,636

2.7 [1.8–3.9]

561,218

6.4 [4.0–9.2]

2007

9,058,080

872,001

9.6 [6.7–12.8]

1,224,388

13.5 [8.9–18.4]

10,799,110

475,226

4.4 [3.0–6.1]

554,420

5.1 [2.8–7.7]

2015

9,387,340

882,494

9.4 [6.5–12.6]

1,272,920

13.6 [8.8–18.6]

11,503,370

523,793

4.6 [3.1–6.2]

620,986

5.4 [3.0–8.1]

Total

1982

13,802,990

712,319

5.2 [2.9–7.7]

2,232,864

16.2 [10.8–21.8]

9,384,580

172,536

1.8 [1.0–2.9]

553,780

5.9 [3.4–8.8]

1990

12,834,630

650,159

5.1 [2.9–7.6]

2,117,402

16.5 [10.9–22.4]

9,435,590

187,869

2.0 [1.1–3.0]

585,903

6.2 [3.6–9.2]

1999

12,701,720

763,966

6.0 [3.6–8.7]

2,112,658

16.6 [11.2–22.3]

10,348,850

264,123

2.6 [1.5–3.8]

671,008

6.5 [3.9–9.5]

2007

14,001,530

1,354,672

9.7 [6.7–12.9]

1,804,541

12.9 [8.2–17.8]

12,348,390

542,323

4.4 [2.8–6.2]

646,780

5.2 [2.8–8.0]

2015

13,832,230

1,291,060

9.3 [6.4–12.5]

1,802,610

13.0 [8.3–18.0]

12,885,730

580,943

4.5 [2.9–6.3]

701,406

5.4 [2.9–8.3]

  1. aNumber of workers in the census (rounded to ten)
  2. bNumber of usual or occasional night workers estimated using the JEM probabilities
  3. cProportion of usual or occasional night workers and their sensitivity intervals calculated using the lower and upper bound of the confidence interval of the exposure probabilities provided by the matrix