Table SWIT3 - 2001/02
Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported illness caused or made worse by work, by type of illness, for people ever employed.
| Type of complaint | Sample cases | Estimated prevalence (thousands) | Rate per 100 000 ever employed | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| central | 95% C.I. | central | 95% C.I. | |||||
| lower | upper | lower | upper | |||||
| Musculoskeletal disorders | 2438 | 1102 | 1058 | 1146 | 2580 | 2480 | 2690 | |
| mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck | 867 | 389 | 363 | 415 | 910 | 850 | 970 | |
| mainly affecting the lower limbs | 460 | 206 | 187 | 225 | 480 | 440 | 530 | |
| mainly affecting the back | 1111 | 507 | 477 | 538 | 1190 | 1120 | 1260 | |
| Breathing or lung problems | 380 | 166 | 149 | 183 | 390 | 350 | 430 | |
| Skin problems | 81 | 38 | 29 | 46 | 88 | 69 | 110 | |
| Hearing problems | 202 | 88 | 75 | 100 | 210 | 180 | 230 | |
| Stress, depression or anxiety | 1183 | 548 | 516 | 580 | 1280 | 1210 | 1360 | |
| Headache and/or eyestrain | 108 | 53 | 42 | 63 | 120 | 99 | 150 | |
| circulatory system | 176 | 79 | 67 | 91 | 190 | 160 | 210 | |
| Infectious disease (virus, bacteria) | 67 | 31 | 24 | 39 | 74 | 56 | 92 | |
| Other types of complaint | 360 | 165 | 148 | 182 | 390 | 350 | 430 | |
| Missing | 13 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Total | 5008 | 2276 | 2211 | 2340 | 5330 | 5180 | 5480 | |
Notes:
.. Not applicable
95% C.I.: 95% confidence interval, the range within which we are 95% confident that the true value lies in the absence of bias.
- Definitions and data reliability
- See Tables 3G in the 'Self-reported work-related illness in 2004/05' (SWI04/05) report for tests of statistical significance
The estimates in this table take account of revisions made to the Great Britain population estimates following the 2001 Census.

