Tables and Job and Industry Code Lists from a Study of Mesothelioma Cases in Connecticut, 1955-1977 (undated)

A 14-page set of typed and handwritten tables and code lists from an epidemiologic study of mesothelioma cases and controls in Connecticut. They give case counts by sex, age and diagnosis, demographic comparisons of cases and controls, relative risks by job title, industry and labor market area, a dose-response chart, and lists of job and industry codes classed as probable or possible asbestos exposure. No author, recipient or date is shown on the pages.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Table 1: sex, age and diagnostic classification of 201 malignant mesothelioma cases and 19 other pleural tumors, Connecticut, 1955-1977 (rotated page)
• Page 2: Handwritten Table 2: demographic comparability of study cases and controls (year, age, birth cohort, labor market area)
• Page 3: Handwritten table comparing cases and controls by job title and industry, with percentages and notes
• Page 4: Slide review of mesothelioma cases from the shipyard labor market area, with site, year, asbestos exposure assessment and occupation
• Page 5: Table of relative risk of mesothelioma by selected job categories
• Page 6: Table of relative risk of mesothelioma by selected industry categories
• Page 7: Table of mesothelioma cases ever employed in jobs associated with asbestos exposure, by Connecticut labor market area
• Page 8: Table of mesothelioma cases ever employed in industries associated with asbestos exposure, by labor market area
• Page 9: Handwritten table of relative risk of mesothelioma by occupational asbestos exposure level and age group
• Page 10: Chart of dose-response relationship of mesothelioma and occupational asbestos exposure by age group
• Pages 11-12: Asbestos exposure by job code (probable and possible), with a note on a method attributed to H. C. Lewinsohn
• Pages 13-14: Asbestos exposure by industry code (probable and possible)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated.

About this copy

This is document UC-1296 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 14 pages. Production numbers A01962 to A01975.