Table 4

Occupational divisions for employment for applicants and US population (N = 2092). The two groups are quite similar with the exception of Construction and Extraction, Office and Administrative Support, which are gender specific professions.

Occupational Divisions
Patient
US

Management
4.59%
4.57%
Business and Financial Operations
3.25%
4.15%
Computer and Mathematical
3.59%
2.27%
Architecture and Engineering
1.72%
1.83%
Life, Physical, and Social Science
.53%
.91%
Community and Social Service
1.67%
1.3%
Legal
.76%
.76%
Education, Training and Library
3.15%
.62%
Arts, Design, Entertainment Sports and Media
7.46%
1.29%
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical
1.58%
5.02%
Healthcare Support
2.82%
2.58%
Protective Service
1.34%
2.35%
Food Preparation and Service Related
6.98%
8.29%
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
2.63%
3.33%
Personal Care and Service
2.15%
2.45%
Sales and Related
9.03%
10.69%
Office and Administrative Support
3.35%
17.49%
Farming, Fishing and Forestry
.72%
.34%
Construction and Extraction
18.36%
4.89%
Installation, Maintenance And Repair
8.56%
4.07%
Production
10.9%
7.87%
Transportation and Materials Moving
4.88%
7.36%

O'Connell and Bou-Matar Harm Reduction Journal 2007 4:16   doi:10.1186/1477-7517-4-16