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

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