Table SWIT3W12 - 2001/02

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported illness caused or made worse by work, by type of illness, for people working in the last 12 months

Type of complaint		Sample cases	Estimated prevalence (thousands)			Rate per 100 000 employed in last 12 months
			central	95% C.I.		central	95% C.I.
			central	lower	upper	central	lower	upper
Bone, joint or muscle problem		1323	611	578	645	2140	2030	2260
	mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	485	222	202	242	780	710	850
	mainly affects the lower limbs	208	97	83	110	340	290	390
	mainly affects the back	630	293	269	316	1030	950	1110
Breathing or lung problem		121	56	46	66	200	160	230
Skin problem		59	28	21	35	99	73	120
Hearing problem		46	20	14	26	72	51	92
Stress, depression or anxiety		963	445	416	474	1560	1460	1660
Headache and/or eyestrain		97	47	37	57	160	130	200
Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		82	38	29	46	130	100	160
Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		64	30	23	38	110	79	130
Other type of complaint		242	114	99	128	400	350	450
Missing		4	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total		3001	1391	1340	1443	4880	4700	5060

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.