Validity of two simple measures for estimating life-course socio-economic position in cross-sectional postal survey data in an older population: results from the North Staffordshire Osteoarthritis Project (NorStOP)

Lacey, Rosie J; Belcher, John; Croft, Peter R

doi:10.1186/1471-2288-12-88

Table 5 Proportion of job titles coded as glass and ceramics workers in the NorStOP cohort in 2002 and in the 1981 Census for Stoke-on-Trent

From: Validity of two simple measures for estimating life-course socio-economic position in cross-sectional postal survey data in an older population: results from the North Staffordshire Osteoarthritis Project (NorStOP)

Code	Longest job titles coded in NorStOP cohort*, aged 51–90 in 2002	Age					Code	Job titles coded in 1981 Census for Stoke-on-Trent, aged 30–69	Age
		All	51–60	61–70	71–80	81–90			All	30–39	40–49	50–59	60–69
	Total	2628	1185	927	448	68		Total	91300	26930	22430	25350	16590
5491	Glass & ceramic makers, decorators & finishers	235	83	99	46	7	264	Foremen - Glass & ceramics furnacemen, kilnsetters	50	0	30	0	20
8112	Glass & ceramic process operatives	12	4	7	0	1	266	Foremen – Casters & other pottery makers	590	130	110	210	140
8139	Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c. Assembler, pottery	23	11	7	4	1	271	Foremen – Other making & repairing glass & ceramics	80	0	40	20	20
8139	Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c. Handler	6	2	2	0	2	274	Glass & ceramics furnacemen & workers - Glass & ceramics furnacemen, kilnsetters	1730	440	410	470	410
9139	Labourers in process and plant operations n.e.c. (with “pottery” in longest job title or area of work)	9	5	4	0	0	276	Glass & ceramics furnacemen & workers - Casters & other pottery makers	2280	650	610	670	350
							323	Other making & repairing - Glass & ceramics	4010	900	1090	1350	670
							423	Foremen - Pottery decorators	50	0	0	30	20
							427	Pottery decorators	3050	860	930	590	670
							541	Labourers & unskilled workers n.e.c. – Glass & ceramics	1680	330	250	590	510
Total glass & ceramics workers		285	105	119	50	11	Total glass & ceramics workers		13520	3310	3470	3930	2810
Percentage of NorStOP cohort aged 51–90 reporting longest job as a glass or ceramics worker		10.8	8.9	12.8	11.2	16.2	Percentage of 1981 Stoke-on-Trent Census aged 30–69 classified as a glass or ceramics worker		14.8	12.3	15.5	15.5	16.9

*Quantitative data from postal survey Health Questionnaire. **Data from the 1981 Census Commissioned Table for Stoke-on-Trent was a 10% sample, hence the Census data presented here are grossed up by a factor of 10.

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