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1 and Dr. Spirtas is an epidemiologist at the National Page 3500 2 Cancer Institute. And they look at about 259 3 mesothelioma cases and the controls in New York and in 4 California, and, again, they calculate relative risk 5 for different occupations. 6 For the first one -- actually, the first one 7 I didn't put down everything there, it should be 8 installation and repair of boilers and furnaces. 9 Q Okay. 10 A The risk was 4.5 associated with 11 installation or repair of boilers or furnaces. 12 For shipbuilding and repair, it was about 13 4.3. The normal population 1.0. 14 And in the NCI study, they actually look at 15 a very specific operation, brake installation and 16 repair. For that occupation, the relative risk was 17 exactly 1.0. 18 Q Okay. So with respect to the other studies, 19 they are actually talking about various types of 20 people who work in the garages? 21 A Well, mechanics.