FREE Mesothelioma Info Packet and DVD!

First Name:

Last Name:

Phone:

Email:

Have you or a loved one been diagnosed or have:

Mesothelioma?
Yes  No

Comment / Info Request:

form-spacer

Mesothelioma Deaths by Occupation - US

Malignant mesothelioma: Proportionate mortality ratio (PMR) adjusted for age, sex, and race by usual occupation, U.S. residents age 15 and over, selected states, 1999


COC

Occupation

Number of Deaths

PMR

95% Confidence Interval
LCL
UCL

585

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

18

4.76

2.81

7.51

057

Mechanical engineers

6

3.04

1.11

6.62

575

Electricians

12

2.42

1.25

4.22

156

Teachers, elementary school

13

2.13

1.13

3.64

COC - Census Occupation Code
n.e.c. - not elsewhere classified
LCL - lower confidence limit
UCL - upper confidence limit
NOTE: See appendices for source description, methods, and ICD codes, industry and occupation codes, and list of selected states.
SOURCE: National Center for Health Statistics multiple cause of death data.