Which of these '10 most dangerous jobs in America' would you most like to do?
Please pick at least one
The 10 most dangerous jobs were based on the fatality rate (ie.fatal work injuries/employment)
In brackets, I have them in order of most dangerous (1 being most dangerous)
The list was found on
http://stats.bls.gov/opub/cwc/1997/Summer/brf3tabs.pdf
| Total Votes | % of Voters | Female Votes | Male Votes | Unspecified Votes | % of Female Votes | % of Male Votes | % of Unspecified Votes | Average Age | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 10.3% | 6 | 3 | .. | 15.4% | 8.1% | .. | 34.7 | Fisher(1) |
| 4 | 4.6% | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 10.8% | .. | 43.5 | Timber cutter(2) |
| 32 | 36.8% | 13 | 19 | .. | 33.3% | 51.4% | .. | 38.1 | Airplane pilot(3) |
| 4 | 4.6% | 2 | 2 | .. | 5.1% | 5.4% | .. | 51.5 | Structural metal worker(4) |
| 9 | 10.3% | 6 | 3 | .. | 15.4% | 8.1% | .. | 39.4 | Taxicab driver(5) |
| 4 | 4.6% | 2 | 2 | .. | 5.1% | 5.4% | .. | 48.7 | Construction laborer(6) |
| 1 | 1.1% | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2.7% | .. | .. | Roofer(7) |
| 7 | 8.0% | 4 | 3 | .. | 10.3% | 8.1% | .. | 36.1 | Electric power installer(8) |
| 11 | 12.6% | 4 | 7 | .. | 10.3% | 18.9% | .. | 38.4 | Truck driver(9) |
| 16 | 18.4% | 8 | 8 | .. | 20.5% | 21.6% | .. | 42.8 | Farm occupation(10) |
| 1 | 1.1% | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2.7% | .. | .. | I am one of these already: Please state |
| 7 | 8.0% | 3 | 4 | .. | 7.7% | 10.8% | .. | 47.1 | I used to be one of these: Please state |
| 4 | 4.6% | 1 | 3 | .. | 2.6% | 8.1% | .. | 39.6 | Not sure |
| 9 | 10.3% | 6 | 3 | .. | 15.4% | 8.1% | .. | 39.9 | Other answer |
| Rating | Total | Female | Male | Unspecified | Average Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 37.7 |
| Bad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 36.1 |
| No Opinion | 62 | 35 | 27 | 0 | 40.0 |
| Type | Number |
|---|---|
| Abstainers | 10 |
| Male | 37 |
| Female | 39 |
| Unspecified | 0 |
| User | Vote | Comment |
|---|---|---|
Strider    | reasonable | posted 26-Oct-2000 11:24pm |
| Richard | reasonable | posted 26-Oct-2000 11:03pm |
| nihon | reasonable | posted 26-Oct-2000 6:59pm |
| natsim | reasonable | posted 26-Oct-2000 5:40pm |
| Zang | reasonable | posted 26-Oct-2000 5:28pm |
| kirsty | reasonable | posted 26-Oct-2000 3:49pm |
| daver | reasonable | posted 26-Oct-2000 3:44pm |
| Jemmy | reasonable | posted 26-Oct-2000 2:54pm |
| daver | old | posted 26-Oct-2000 2:42pm That should be "I used to be..."A nitpick: the capitalization isn't consistent and I'm not sure why you made taxi driver two words while truckdriver is one. |
| Hotbabe | old | posted 26-Oct-2000 11:12am |
| daver | old | posted 26-Oct-2000 11:04am Oh, and an option like "I have been one of these" might be nice, too. |
| sequel | old | posted 26-Oct-2000 11:03am Which of these jobs would we like to be? You should rephrase that, perhaps asking which of these jobs we would like to do. Also, be consistent in your use of plural or singular in the answer options - singular makes more sense here. |
| daver | old | posted 26-Oct-2000 11:03am I'd be happier if you made this multiple choice (so those who are one of these but who want to be a different one can vote) but it's not essential. |
Wicksy  | old | posted 26-Oct-2000 10:39am thanks dave!! |
| daver | old | posted 26-Oct-2000 9:59am This looks like a list of jobs with the most fatalities, not jobs with the highest fatality rates. I think the second measure is more useful in picking "most dangerous" jobs.Here's a list that gives raw fatalities, fatality rates, and an index of risk relative to a typical worker. |
