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Table 1 Poor self-reported health as reported in the 2001 Belgian census by occupational group at the time of the 1991 Belgian census

From: Investigating self-reported health by occupational group after a 10-year lag: resultsĀ from the total Belgian workforce

Occupational group in 1991 (ISCO code)

Men

Women

N 2001

Age

SRH

SRH%

N 2001

Age

SRH

SRH%

Legislators and senior officials (11)

4291

53

703

16%

1213

51

201

17%

Corporate managers (12)

129,042

51

20,476

16%

39,553

49

6949

18%

Managers of small enterprises (13)

58,998

50

14,422

24%

37,197

50

9776

26%

Physical, math. and engin. science professionals (21)

43,288

47

4721

11%

6691

42

582

9%

Life science and health professionals (22)

28,794

48

3264

11%

71,199

46

9811

14%

Teaching professionals (23)

65,059

51

12,410

19%

109,756

49

19,031

17%

Other professionals (24)

54,424

49

8736

16%

40,270

47

6137

15%

Physical and engin. science assoc. professionals (31)

114,747

50

23,736

21%

18,953

47

3243

17%

Life science and health assoc. professionals (32)

10,238

48

1358

13%

20,738

46

2832

14%

Teaching associate professionals (33)

7924

48

1459

18%

15,560

47

2915

19%

Other associate professionals (34)

58,711

49

10,419

18%

37,696

48

5995

16%

Office clerks (41)

182,752

49

37,729

21%

233,708

47

41,732

18%

Customer services clerks (42)

6389

48

1247

20%

24,206

47

5233

22%

Personal and protective services workers (51)

58,194

48

13,694

24%

83,322

47

21,686

26%

Salespersons and demonstrators (52)

22,889

47

4686

20%

65,966

47

14,299

22%

Skilled agricultural and related workers (61)

37,704

50

9499

25%

13,147

52

3379

26%

Extraction and building trades workers (71)

134,765

48

41,308

31%

1622

48

470

29%

Metal, machinery and related trades workers (72)

131,878

48

34,250

26%

11,241

47

2973

26%

Precision, (handi-)craft and related trades workers (73)

20,021

49

5059

25%

4509

46

1013

22%

Other craft and related trades workers (74)

43,324

48

11,153

26%

28,683

47

7128

25%

Stationary plant and related operators (81)

23,014

48

6014

26%

2010

48

573

29%

Machine operators and assemblers (82)

40,326

48

10,489

26%

28,904

46

7445

26%

Drivers and mobile plant operators (83)

98,848

49

28,029

28%

2586

47

706

27%

Services elementary occupations (91)

60,491

49

18,779

31%

114,190

49

37,012

32%

Agricultural and related labourers (92)

431

43

96

22%

2136

53

637

30%

Labourers in mining, constr., manuf. & transport (93)

79,761

48

22,627

28%

13,648

47

3889

28%

Armed forces (100)

24,288

46

4344

18%

1890

44

344

18%

Total

1,540,591

49

350,707

23%

1,030,594

48

215,991

21%

  1. Abbreviations: N2001 Study population census 2001, Age Mean age in 2001 in years, SRH absolute number of persons reporting poor health in 2001, SRH% percentage of persons reporting poor health from the 2001 population