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Table 3 Population in the 1991 and 2001 Belgian censuses with mortality information in the intermediate period from the National Register

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 1991

D9101

D%

N 2001

N 1991

D 9101

D%

N 2001

Legislators & senior officials (11)

4342

109

3%

4291

1344

23

2%

1213

Corporate managers (12)

145,563

4055

3%

129,042

43,608

674

2%

39,553

Managers of small enterprises (13)

67,433

2508

4%

58,998

41,011

915

2%

37,197

Physical, math. & engin. Science professionals (21)

47,276

804

2%

43,288

7200

56

1%

6691

Life science & health professionals (22)

31,203

666

2%

28,794

75,324

933

1%

71,199

Teaching professionals (23)

69,505

1812

3%

65,059

115,784

1568

1%

109,756

Other professionals (24)

60,675

1623

3%

54,424

43,739

609

1%

40,270

Physical & engin. Science assoc. professionals (31)

123,646

3406

3%

114,747

20,123

249

1%

18,953

Life science & health assoc. professionals (32)

11,017

260

2%

10,238

21,965

268

1%

20,738

Teaching associate professionals (33)

8482

212

2%

7924

16,454

235

1%

15,560

Other associate professionals (34)

64,442

1915

3%

58,711

40,401

540

1%

37,696

Office clerks (41)

198,520

6333

3%

182,752

248,577

3460

1%

233,708

Customer services clerks (42)

6891

206

3%

6389

25,602

322

1%

24,206

Personal & protective services workers (51)

64,538

2301

4%

58,194

89,339

1249

1%

83,322

Salespersons & demonstrators (52)

25,304

748

3%

22,889

70,406

931

1%

65,966

Skilled agricultural & related workers (61)

41,208

1394

3%

37,704

14,030

228

2%

13,147

Extraction & building trades workers (71)

148,321

5072

3%

134,765

1766

32

2%

1622

Metal, machinery & related trades workers (72)

142,657

4209

3%

131,878

11,854

157

1%

11,241

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

21,738

695

3%

20,021

4782

58

1%

4509

Other craft & related trades workers (74)

47,410

1484

3%

43,324

30,334

370

1%

28,683

Stationary plant &related operators (81)

24,926

806

3%

23,014

2138

25

1%

2010

Machine operators & assemblers (82)

43,824

1294

3%

40,326

30,562

376

1%

28,904

Drivers & mobile plant operators (83)

109,143

4130

4%

98,848

2784

50

2%

2586

Services elementary occupations (91)

67,620

2749

4%

60,491

122,441

2085

2%

114,190

Agricultural & related labourers (92)

459

12

3%

431

2311

59

3%

2136

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

87,529

3226

4%

79,761

14,503

179

1%

13,648

Armed forces (100)

26,704

713

3%

24,288

2004

26

1%

1890

Total

1,690,376

52,742

3%

1,540,591

1,100,386

15,677

1%

1,030,594