Estimated incidence of self-reported illness caused or made worse by work, by type of illness, for people ever employed.
| Type of complaint | Estimated incidence (thousands) for people ever employed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central estimate | 95% C.I. | |||
| lower | upper | |||
| Musculoskeletal disorders | 231 | 211 | 252 | |
| mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck | 93 | 80 | 106 | |
| mainly affecting the lower limbs | 38 | 29 | 46 | |
| mainly affecting the back | 100 | 87 | 114 | |
| Breathing or lung problems | 35 | 27 | 43 | |
| Skin problems | 13 | 8 | 18 | |
| Hearing problems | * | * | * | |
| Stress, depression or anxiety | 257 | 235 | 279 | |
| Headache and/or eyestrain | 20 | 14 | 27 | |
| Heart disease/attacks, other circulatory system | 16 | 10 | 21 | |
| Infectious disease (virus, bacteria) | 28 | 21 | 35 | |
| Other types of complaint | 58 | 48 | 69 | |
| Missing | .. | .. | .. | |
| All illnesses | 662 | 627 | 697 | |
.. Not applicable
* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates
Figures in italics are estimates based on fewer than 30 sample cases
95% C.I.: 95% confidence interval, the range within which we are 95% confident that the true value lies in the absence of bias.
The estimates in this table take account of revisions made to the Great Britain population estimates following the 2001 Census.
