Association between Occupation and Cardiovascular Mortality: A Study of Bist Doab (Punjab, India)

Occupation is an important factor in determining the socio-economic status of an individual in the society. The aim of this paper is to examine the association between occupation and cardiovascular mortality in Bist Doab region of Punjab. This paper has been based on primary data collected through extensive fieldwork. A sample size of 1.5% was selected out of the total 6796 cardiovascular deaths recorded in deaths registers of all villages of Bist Doab in 2009. A detailed interview schedule was prepared and administered on the family members of the selected 100 deceased persons. It has been found that most of the sampled males who died from cardiovascular ailments were engaged in medium and low status jobs. The males belonging to the lowest segment of occupations had the greatest prevalence of major cardiovascular risk factors.