Table MSDAGE1E- 2003/04

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

Gender	Age group	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
Males	16 - 24	31	19	12	26	810	520	1100
	25 - 34	131	77	64	91	2170	1790	2540
	35 - 44	251	126	110	142	2970	2610	3340
	45 - 54	246	122	107	138	3390	2970	3810
	55 - 64	285	141	125	158	4340	3840	4840
	65 - 74	211	95	82	108	4210	3650	4770
	75+	84	36	29	44	2370	1860	2880
	Total	1239	617	583	652	2970	2800	3130
Females	16 - 24	39	23	16	30	990	670	1300
	25 - 34	98	53	42	64	1430	1150	1720
	35 - 44	171	82	70	94	1900	1620	2190
	45 - 54	230	109	95	123	2990	2600	3370
	55 - 59	158	75	63	87	4000	3380	4620
	60 - 74	261	121	106	136	3070	2700	3440
	75+	57	27	20	34	1170	870	1480
	Total	1014	490	460	521	2220	2080	2350
All persons	16 - 24	70	42	32	52	900	680	1110
	25 - 34	229	130	113	147	1790	1560	2030
	35 - 44	422	208	187	228	2430	2200	2670
	45 - 54	476	231	210	252	3190	2900	3480
	55 - 59/64	443	216	196	237	4220	3820	4610
	60/65 - 74	472	217	196	237	3490	3170	3810
	75+	141	64	53	75	1650	1370	1930
	Total	2253	1108	1060	1155	2580	2470	2690

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