Age and gender

The following analyses are available:

Injuries

Latest RIDDOR statistics:

• AGEGEN1 Injuries to men employees by age of injured person and severity of injury, 2007/08 - 2008/09p
• AGEGEN2 Injuries to women employees by age of injured person and severity of injury, 2007/08 - 2008/09p

• Key messages from the LFS for injury risks: Gender and age, job tenure and part-time working

Information on age and gender from results of new IER research and the latest LFS rates of occupational injury will be added to the HSE Website in due course.

Self-reported workplace injuries by age and gender 2007/08

The survey of self-reported work-related illness and workplace injuries in 2007/08 was undertaken to gain a national view of workplace injuries based on individuals' perceptions.  It includes the following analyses by age and gender (associated commentary is available in the published report):

• Incidence (three-year average) (Table INJAGE1_3YR)
• Working days lost (annual) (Table INJAGE2)

Ill health

Self-reported work-related ill health by age and gender 2007/08

The survey of self-reported work-related illness and workplace injuries in 2007/08 was undertaken to gain a national view of work-related illness based on individuals' perceptions. This includes the following analyses by age and gender (associated commentary is available in the published report):

Overall ill health:

• Prevalence - for people ever employed  (Table WRIAGE1E)
• Incidence - for people ever employed (Table WRIAGE2E)
• Prevalence - for people employed in the last 12 months (Table WRIAGE1W12)
• Incidence - for people employed in the last 12 months (Table WRIAGE2W12)
• Working days lost (Table WRIAGE3)

Ill health seen by disease specialist doctors (THOR) by age and gender, 2006-08

• Musculoskeletal disorders: Table THORM02
• Mental ill-health: Table THORP02
• Asthma: Tables THORR03
• Dermatitis: Table THORS02

• Occupational ill health age statistics: Information sheet
  An information sheet comparing prevalence and incidence rates of occupational ill health between young and old workers, determined from different data sources.