Table MSDAGE1E - 2001/02

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders caused or made worse by work, by age and gender, for people ever employed.

Gender	Age group	Sample cases	Estimated prevalence (thousands)			Rate per 100 000 ever employed
			central	95% C.I.		central	95% C.I.
			central	lower	upper	central	lower	upper
Males	16 - 24	41	22	15	29	950	660	1240
	25 - 34	159	82	69	95	2190	1850	2530
	35 - 44	269	124	109	139	2970	2620	3320
	45 - 54	272	127	111	142	3460	3060	3870
	55 - 64	326	148	132	164	4860	4340	5380
	65 - 74	209	86	74	98	3880	3360	4410
	75+	83	34	27	42	2270	1780	2750
	Total	1359	622	589	655	3010	2850	3170
Females	16 - 24	45	23	16	30	1000	700	1310
	25 - 34	132	61	50	71	1580	1310	1840
	35 - 44	185	82	70	94	1940	1660	2220
	45 - 54	271	119	105	133	3220	2840	3600
	55 - 59	139	63	52	73	3690	3080	4290
	60 - 74	242	102	89	115	2630	2300	2960
	75+	65	29	22	37	1270	960	1580
	Total	1079	480	451	508	2180	2050	2310
All persons	16 - 24	86	45	35	55	980	770	1190
	25 - 34	291	143	126	160	1880	1660	2090
	35 - 44	454	206	187	225	2450	2230	2670
	45 - 54	543	245	225	266	3340	3060	3620
	55 - 59/64	465	211	191	230	4440	4040	4840
	60/65 - 74	451	188	170	206	3080	2790	3370
	75+	148	64	53	74	1660	1390	1930
	Total	2438	1102	1058	1146	2580	2480	2690

Notes:

The estimates in this table take account of revisions made to the Great Britain population estimates following the 2001 Census.