Health and Safety Executive

Table WRIAGE1E - 2001/02

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported illness 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.
lower upper lower upper
Males 16 - 24 54 43 64 2320 1860 2780
25 - 34 169 150 187 4500 4020 4980
35 - 44 250 229 271 5990 5500 6480
45 - 54 272 250 294 7450 6870 8040
55 - 64 290 268 313 9550 8840 10300
65 - 74 186 169 203 8380 7640 9130
75+ 100 88 113 6650 5830 7480
Total 1321 1273 1369 6400 6170 6630
Females 16 - 24 64 53 75 2770 2290 3250
25 - 34 164 147 181 4240 3800 4680
35 - 44 193 174 211 4540 4120 4970
45 - 54 237 217 257 6420 5890 6950
55 - 59 111 97 125 6530 5730 7330
60 - 74 143 127 158 3670 3280 4060
75+ 43 34 52 1850 1470 2220
Total 954 914 995 4330 4150 4520
All persons 16 - 24 118 102 133 2550 2210 2880
25 - 34 333 307 359 4370 4030 4700
35 - 44 443 414 471 5260 4930 5590
45 - 54 509 479 540 6930 6530 7330
55 - 59/64 402 374 429 8460 7920 9010
60/65 - 74 328 304 352 5380 5000 5760
75+ 143 127 159 3740 3340 4140
Total 2276 2211 2340 5330 5180 5480

Notes:

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


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Updated 16.02.10