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Nor surprising, given that the strongest predictor of occupation on health is autonomy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehall_Study http://en.wikipedia.org/wi

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  Whitehall was not looking at overall heath. It studied cardiovascular disease prevalence and mortality rates of British male civil servants aged 35 to 55 and as such is hardly representative over overall heath for the total population. Whitehall II was slightly broader in scope but was not looking at overall heath. The primary health risks under investigation in the Whitehall studies include cardiovascular function, smoking, car ownership, angina, leisure and hobbies, ECG measurements, and diabetes. Also, A Finnish study conducted a cohort study similar to Whitehall, but with greater analysis of the worker's stress. The study determined that decision autonomy was not a significant contributing factor to coronary heart disease, but that lack of predictability in the workplace was a significant factor. In the Finnish study, "predictability" was defined as high stability of work and lack of unexpected changes, and was found to correlate closely to employment grade.