Table TYPEEWS1E - 2001/02

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported illness caused or made worse by work, by type of illness and country, for people ever employed.

Country	Type of complaint		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
England	Bone, joint or muscle problem		2100	956	915	998	2610	2490	2720
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	753	339	315	364	930	860	990
		mainly affects the lower limbs	396	179	161	196	490	440	540
		mainly affects the back	951	438	410	466	1190	1120	1270
	Breathing or lung problem		309	137	121	152	370	330	410
	Skin problem		72	33	25	41	91	69	110
	Hearing problem		163	72	60	83	190	160	230
	Stress, depression or anxiety		1026	479	449	509	1310	1220	1390
	Headache and/or eyestrain		98	48	38	58	130	100	160
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		145	66	55	77	180	150	210
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		57	27	20	34	73	54	93
	Other type of complaint		317	146	130	163	400	350	440
	Missing		12	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Total		4299	1970	1909	2030	5370	5200	5530
Wales	Bone, joint or muscle problem		137	60	50	71	2840	2360	3310
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	43	19	14	25	910	640	1190
		mainly affects the lower limbs	28	12	7	16	550	350	750
		mainly affects the back	66	29	22	36	1370	1030	1710
	Breathing or lung problem		38	16	11	21	770	520	1010
	Skin problem		3	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Hearing problem		26	11	7	15	520	310	730
	Stress, depression or anxiety		67	30	23	37	1410	1070	1750
	Headache and/or eyestrain		1	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		9	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		5	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Other type of complaint		16	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Missing		1	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Total		303	133	117	149	6260	5550	6970
Scotland	Bone, joint or muscle problem		201	85	73	98	2220	1910	2530
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	71	30	23	37	780	600	970
		mainly affects the lower limbs	36	15	10	20	400	270	530
		mainly affects the back	94	40	32	48	1040	830	1250
	Breathing or lung problem		33	14	9	18	350	230	480
	Skin problem		6	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Hearing problem		13	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		90	39	31	47	1010	800	1220
	Headache and/or eyestrain		9	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		22	9	5	13	240	140	340
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		5	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Other type of complaint		27	11	7	16	300	190	410
	Total		406	173	155	191	4490	4050	4930

Notes:

.. Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates

Figures in italics are estimates based on fewer than 30 sample cases

Definitions and data reliability

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