Table ULNAGE1E - 2001/02

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

Gender	Age group	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 - 34	30	22	38	500	370	630
	35 - 44	34	26	42	820	630	1010
	45 - 54	43	34	52	1180	940	1420
	55 - 64	51	41	60	1680	1370	1980
	65+	40	32	48	1070	850	1280
	Total	198	180	217	960	870	1050
Females	16 - 34	33	25	41	540	410	660
	35 - 44	29	22	36	680	510	840
	45 - 54	49	40	58	1320	1070	1570
	55 - 59	26	19	33	1520	1120	1910
	60+	54	45	64	870	720	1030
	Total	191	172	209	870	780	950
All persons	16 - 34	64	52	75	520	430	610
	35 - 44	63	52	73	750	620	870
	45 - 54	92	79	105	1250	1080	1420
	55 - 59/64	77	65	89	1620	1370	1860
	60/65+	94	81	106	950	820	1070
	Total	389	363	415	910	850	970

Notes:

Definitions and data reliability

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