Health and Safety
Executive / Commission
Statistics
Estimated incidence 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 incidence (thousands) for people ever employed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | 95% C.I. | ||||
| lower | upper | ||||
| Males | 16 - 34 | 62 | 37 | 28 | 47 |
| 35 - 44 | 50 | 24 | 18 | 31 | |
| 45 - 54 | 45 | 22 | 15 | 28 | |
| 55+ | 31 | 15 | 10 | 21 | |
| Total | 188 | 99 | 85 | 114 | |
| Females | 16 - 34 | 51 | 28 | 20 | 36 |
| 35 - 44 | 53 | 25 | 18 | 32 | |
| 45 - 54 | 61 | 28 | 21 | 36 | |
| 55+ | 48 | 23 | 17 | 30 | |
| Total | 213 | 105 | 91 | 120 | |
| All persons | 16 - 34 | 113 | 66 | 53 | 78 |
| 35 - 44 | 103 | 50 | 40 | 59 | |
| 45 - 54 | 106 | 50 | 41 | 60 | |
| 55+ | 79 | 39 | 30 | 47 | |
| Total | 401 | 204 | 184 | 225 | |