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objective study inform hypothesis workplace toileting environment may impact lower urinary tract symptoms luts examined prevalence luts across occupational groups boston area community health survey baseline women n 3205 reported occupation frequency 15 luts using us department labors standard occupational classification soc system categorized women 11 standard occupational groups prevalence ratios prs calculated loglink generalized linear models adjusting age race education fluid intake parity women classified office administrative support used reference group given potential fewer workplace toileting restrictions 3189 women complete data 68 women reported luts ranging 57 82 across socs relative women office administrative support n 576 women computing engineering science n 64 likely report luts pr 12 95 confidence interval 95 ci 1014 urinating 2 h pr 17 95 ci 1422 women education legal community service arts media n 477 well healthcare practitioner technical occupations n 162 less likely report perceived frequent daytime urination pr 06 95 ci 0509 pr 06 95 ci 0409 respectively crosssectional findings suggest urination frequency varies across understudied occupational groups various workplace toileting environments future studies examine relationship prospectively inform influence workplace toileting environments urination frequency well development andor worsening luts