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Table MSDIND4 - 2003/04

Estimated incidence and rates of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by industry section, for people working in the last 12 months

Industry description + Section Illness ascribed to their current/most recent job
Sample cases Estimated incidence (thousands) Rate per 100 000 employed in the last 12 months
central 95% C.I. central 95% C.I.
lower upper lower upper
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 4 * * * * * *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 4 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 2 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 1 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 1 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 41 21 14 27 520 360 690
Construction F 32 16 11 22 740 480 1000
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 47 25 18 32 540 380 690
Hotels and restaurants H 14 * * * * * *
Transport, storage and communication I 23 13 8 19 680 400 960
Financial intermediation J 12 * * * * * *
Real estate, renting and business activities K 25 13 8 18 400 240 560
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 21 11 6 15 560 320 800
Education M 34 16 11 22 630 420 850
Health and social work N 54 28 20 35 810 590 1030
Other community, social and personal service activities O 18 * * * * * *
Other P&Q 2 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 2 * * * * * *
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   329 169 150 187 580 520 650
Other job caused or made illness worse#                
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   361 184 165 204 640 570 700

Notes:

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

Figures in italics are estimates based on fewer than 30 sample cases.

+ Details of Standard Industrial Classification

# Includes those who did not answer the question identifying the job to which their illness was ascribed and those who said their illness was ascribed to a job other than their current or most recent in the last 12 months.

See Tables 4P and 4Q in the 'Self-reported work-related illness in 2004/05' (SWI04/05) report for tests of statistical significance.

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