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Table 4 Occupation of study participants according to sex

From: Low back pain risk factors in a large rural Australian Aboriginal community. An opportunity for managing co-morbidities?

Occupation

Male

Female

Total

% Male

% Female

% Total

Managers and Administrators

5

3

8

5.7

2.9

4.2

Professionals

7

9

16

8.0

8.8

8.5

Associate professionals*

5

16

21

5.7

15.7

11.1

Tradespersons and related workers

1

2

3

1.1

2.0

1.6

Advanced clerical and service workers

3

2

5

3.4

2.0

2.6

Intermediate clerical, Sales and service workers

3

2

5

3.4

2.0

2.6

Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service workers

2

6

8

2.3

5.9

4.2

Labourers and Related workers

13

3

16

14.9

2.9

8.5

Unemployed/Student

38

28

66

43.7

27.5

34.9

Home duties

1

16

17

1.1

15.7

9.0

Retired

4

15

19

4.6

14.7

10.1

Unknown

 

5

0

5

0.0

2.6

Total

87

102

189

100

100

100

  1. * Associate Professionals