Smoking Habits and Their Confounding Effects among Occupational Groups in Sweden
Autor: | Måns Rosén, Marianne Hanning, Gudrun Lindberg, Stig Wall, Lennarth Nyström |
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Rok vydání: | 1987 |
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Occupational group Lung Neoplasms Adolescent Smoking habit 050109 social psychology Sample (statistics) Job Satisfaction 03 medical and health sciences Swedish population Risk Factors Environmental health Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Occupations Aged Sweden Smoke 030505 public health Smoking 05 social sciences Confounding Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Work environment Socioeconomic Factors National average 0305 other medical science Psychology |
Zdroj: | Scandinavian Journal of Social Medicine. 15:233-240 |
ISSN: | 0300-8037 |
DOI: | 10.1177/140349488701500405 |
Popis: | Smoking habits among different occupational groups in Sweden were estimated from nation wide surveys of living conditions in 1977 and 1980/81. These surveys were conducted by Statistics Sweden and consist of interviews covering the Swedish population aged 16–74 years. The sample includes about 12000 persons for each of the two investigations. The results show that those who may be exposed to excess risks in their work environment, smoke more than those in other occupational groups. Transport and manufacturing workers, miners, wood and paper workers and painters, for example, have higher rates of daily smokers than the national average. The highest rates, however, were found among the category of early retired or unemployed. These findings confirm that an appropriate evaluation of occupationally-related diseases affected by smoking must take smoking data into consideration. If smoking data are available from other sources, adjusted work-related risks could be calculated. This presumes the absence of interaction effects. Procedures are given and illustrated. The paper also discusses the declining trends in smoking habits between 1977 and 1980/81 and possible reasons for differences in smoking habits between occupations. |
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