Table
4. Most frequently recorded occupations of U.S. residents aged 15
or above whose death certificates list silicosis as an underlying
or contributory cause of deathselected States, 19911992*
|
COC
|
Occupation
|
Number
|
%
|
616
|
Mining
machine operator
|
39
|
16.0
|
889
|
Laborer,
except construction
|
29
|
11.9
|
019
|
Manager
or administrator, not elsewhere classified
|
11
|
4.5
|
633
|
Supervisor
or precision production occupations
|
11
|
4.5
|
453
|
Janitor,
cleaner
|
8
|
3.3
|
719
|
Molding,
casting machine operator
|
8
|
3.3
|
243
|
Supervisor
or proprietor of sales occupations
|
6
|
2.5
|
844
|
Operating
engineer
|
6
|
2.5
|
637
|
Machinist
|
5
|
2.1
|
787
|
Hand
molding, casting, and forming occupations
|
5
|
2.1
|
|
All
other occupations
|
109
|
44.9
|
|
Occupation
not reported
|
6
|
2.5
|
TOTAL
|
243
|
100.1
|
Source:
NIOSH [1996a].
*Data for 19851990 are reported in Table 411
of NIOSH [1994d].
COC: 1980 census occupation code.
Column does not add to 100.0 because of rounding. |