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Table 2 Number and proportion of usual and occasional night workers by sex and occupation

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

Occupation

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

Craftspeople bakers or pastry chefs

1982

42,810

31,327

73.2 [66.0–80.3]

5509

12.9 [7.4–18.3]

1380

61

4.4 [0.0–12.9]

156

11.3 [0.0–24.2]

1990

38,510

28,267

73.4 [66.1–80.7]

4942

12.8 [7.3–18.4]

1840

88

4.8 [0.0–13.9]

216

11.8 [0.0–25.4]

1999

37,980

29,230

77.0 [70.5–83.4]

5003

13.2 [8.0–18.4]

8190

328

4.0 [0.0–11.4]

624

7.6 [0.0–17.4]

2007

34,540

27,542

79.7 [74.7–84.7]

3094

9.0 [5.4–12.5]

13,750

807

5.9 [0.9–10.9]

2115

15.4 [7.7–23.0]

2015

30,150

24,041

79.7 [74.7–84.7]

2698

8.9 [5.4–12.5]

12,820

752

5.9 [0.9–10.9]

1971

15.4 [7.7–23.0]

Bakers or pastry chefs except industrial activities

1982

67,440

36,754

54.5 [48.8–60.2]

11,929

17.7 [13.2–22.2]

1100

86

7.9 [0.0–22.6]

108

9.8 [0.0–26.6]

1990

62,030

33,543

54.1 [48.1–60.1]

11,117

17.9 [13.0–22.8]

2280

167

7.3 [0.0–21.0]

184

8.1 [0.0–22.6]

1999

55,770

28,744

51.5 [46.4–56.7]

9617

17.2 [12.9–21.6]

3280

740

22.5 [14.7–29.9]

177

5.4 [0.0–15.6]

2007

62,870

37,702

60.0 [54.2–65.7]

5280

8.4 [5.0–11.8]

7780

1246

16.0 [7.9–24.1]

227

2.9 [0.0–6.9]

2015

60,540

36,072

59.6 [53.8–65.4]

5098

8.4 [5.0–11.9]

9550

1655

17.3 [8.6–26.1]

301

3.2 [0.0–7.4]

Salaried general care nurses

1982

14,390

3103

21.6 [13.6–29.7]

6736

46.8 [36.2–57.8]

145,280

26,133

18.0 [15.7–20.2]

44,643

30.7 [27.6–33.8]

1990

14,280

3064

21.5 [13.2–29.9]

6631

46.4 [35.5–57.8]

174,760

31,327

17.9 [15.6–20.3]

53,434

30.6 [27.5–33.7]

1999

24,460

4645

19.0 [12.5–25.5]

8757

35.8 [28.9–43.0]

232,460

42,692

18.4 [16.2–20.6]

59,961

25.8 [23.0–28.5]

2007

38,860

12,407

31.9 [24.9–39.6]

7005

18.0 [11.3–25.6]

320,150

84,520

26.4 [23.4–29.4]

49,782

15.5 [12.9–18.2]

2015

47,510

15,146

31.9 [24.1–40.7]

8329

17.5 [11.0–24.8]

360,390

92,748

25.7 [22.6–28.9]

54,874

15.2 [12.6–18.0]

Self-employed nurses

1982

2180

41

1.9 [0.0–5.5]

1071

49.0 [35.6–62.5]

18,840

77

0.4 [0.0–1.2]

7289

38.7 [32.6–44.8]

1990

4670

88

1.9 [0.0–5.5]

2288

49.0 [35.6–62.5]

30,890

127

0.4 [0.0–1.2]

11,950

38.7 [32.6–44.8]

1999

6280

216

3.4 [0.0–8.1]

2487

39.6 [27.0–52.2]

41,310

548

1.3 [0.0–2.6]

14,451

35.0 [29.6–40.3]

2007

10,570

0

0.0

NA

2577

24.4 [16.1–32.7]

50,400

994

2.0 [0.6–3.3]

13,458

26.7 [22.4–31.0]

2015

14,570

0

0.0

NA

3551

24.4 [16.1–32.7]

71,470

1410

2.0 [0.6–3.3]

19,083

26.7 [22.4–31.0]

Specialist nurses (other than psychiatric and pediatric nurses)

1982

1970

393

19.9 [2.5–37.4]

1180

59.8 [38.4–81.3]

14,940

3029

20.3 [12.2–28.4]

8082

54.1 [44.1–64.1]

1990

3080

614

20.0 [2.5–37.5]

1843

59.9 [38.5–81.4]

18,990

3848

20.3 [12.1–28.4]

10,285

54.2 [44.1–64.2]

1999

4390

878

20.0 [17.1–22.9]

2810

64.0 [45.2–82.8]

21,540

3652

17.0 [10.2–23.7]

12,298

57.1 [48.2–66.0]

2007

4740

2991

63.1 [46.0–80.2]

932

19.7 [5.6–33.8]

16,870

5722

33.9 [25.1–42.8]

4993

29.6 [19.6–39.5]

2015

5240

3304

63.1 [46.0–83.2]

1027

19.6 [5.5–33.7]

17,340

5874

33.9 [25.0–42.7]

5133

29.6 [19.6–39.5]

Midwife (employees or self-employed)

1982

20

0

0.0

NA

0

0.0

NA

9260

2381

25.7 [16.7–34.7]

4660

50.3 [40.0–60.6]

1990

50

0

0.0

NA

0

0.0

NA

10,750

2769

25.8 [16.7–34.8]

5421

50.4 [40.1–60.8]

1999

70

0

0.0

NA

0

0.0

NA

13,570

3028

22.3 [14.7–29.9]

5713

42.1 [33.1–51.1]

2007

280

240

85.7

NA

0

0.0

NA

18,960

12,013

63.4 [55.3–71.4]

2787

14.7 [8.7–20.7]

2015

680

579

85.7

NA

0

0.0

NA

22,840

14,319

62.7 [54.7–70.7]

3357

14.7 [8.8–20.6]

Army police officers (under sergeant)

1982

62,150

7024

11.3 [9.2–13.4]

51,643

83.1 [80.6–85.6]

220

17

8.0 [0.0–18.6]

190

87.8 [74.9–100.0]

1990

63,790

7210

11.3 [9.2–13.4]

53,006

83.1 [80.6–85.6]

1440

114

8.0 [0.0–18.6]

1262

87.8 [75.1–100.0]

1999

58,930

8134

13.8 [11.5–16.1]

46,125

78.3 [75.5–81.0]

2550

376

14.8 [3.9–25.6]

1427

56.0 [40.8–71.2]

2007

69,310

37,827

54.6 [50.2–59.0]

25,675

37.0 [32.8–41.3]

10,950

6619

60.5 [49.8–71.1]

3236

29.6 [19.6–39.5]

2015

57,120

31,175

54.6 [50.2–59.0]

21,156

37.0 [32.8–41.3]

11,970

7237

60.5 [49.8–71.1]

3539

29.6 [19.6–39.5]

Firefighters

1982

19,380

7966

41.1 [33.5–48.7]

9916

51.2 [43.5–58.9]

50

0

0.0

NA

24

46.2

NA

1990

23,690

9747

41.1 [33.5–48.8]

12,127

51.2 [43.5–58.9]

140

0

0.0

NA

66

47.1

NA

1999

29,180

9840

33.7 [27.9–39.6]

17,558

60.2 [54.1–66.2]

490

150

30.8 [0.0–66.2]

246

50.6 [12.2–89.0]

2007

47,240

33,532

71.0 [66.3–75.7]

9679

20.5 [16.3–24.7]

1980

726

36.7 [8.5–64.8]

352

17.8 [0.0–40.1]

2015

44,120

31,325

71.0 [66.3–75.7]

9042

20.5 [16.3–24.7]

2050

748

36.5 [8.3–64.8]

367

17.9 [0.0–40.5]

Road transport workers

1982

330,880

55,362

16.7 [13.7–19.9]

110,986

33.5 [28.7–38.4]

1310

0

0.0

NA

694

52.9 [22.0–83.8]

1990

320,640

56,886

17.7 [14.6–21.1]

113,223

35.3 [30.4–40.2]

1280

0

0.0

NA

703

55.1 [23.6–86.6]

1999

295,650

59,069

20.0 [17.1–22.9]

97,894

33.1 [29.2–37.0]

2560

634

24.8 [4.2–45.4]

586

22.9 [7.3–40.6]

2007

308,170

89,041

28.9 [25.8–32.1]

77,776

25.2 [21.8–28.7]

5270

2014

38.2 [20.9–56.0]

460

8.7 [0.6–16.8]

2015

300,690

87,531

29.1 [26.0–32.3]

75,792

25.2 [21.9–28.5]

7280

2814

38.7 [21.2–56.5]

630

8.7 [0.6–16.7]

  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
  4. NA Not applicable due to less than 100 exposed workers estimated