Table 2 Occupational groups of the source population, 18,786 workers with or without neck or upper back pain (neck pain). N = number of workers
Occupation | Women | Men | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No neck pain | Neck pain | No neck pain | Neck pain | |
% (N = 6957) | % (N = 3023) | % (N = 7262) | % (N = 1544) | |
Service, care and shop sales workers | 25 | 28 | 7 | 8 |
Technicians and associated professionals, nurses | 26 | 25 | 23 | 17 |
Professionals, e.g. teachers, computer technicians | 25 | 21 | 21 | 17 |
Clerks, office, warehouse workers | 11 | 12 | 4 |
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Plant and machine operators | 2 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
Craft and related, trade workers, miners, construction workers | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
Managers, legislators, senior officials | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
Elementary occupations, janitors, cleaners, etc. | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Other | < 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |