Table SWIT3W12 - 2003/04

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported illness caused or made worse by work, by type of illness, for people working in the last 12 months

Type of complaint		Sample cases	Estimated prevalence (thousands)			Rate per 100 000 employed in last 12 months
			central	95% C.I.		central	95% C.I.
			central	lower	upper	central	lower	upper
Bone, joint or muscle problem		1213	611	576	647	2110	1990	2240
	mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	520	259	236	282	900	820	970
	mainly affects the lower limbs	180	91	77	105	310	270	360
	mainly affects the back	513	262	238	285	900	820	980
Breathing or lung problem		118	58	47	69	200	160	240
Skin problem		39	21	14	28	73	50	97
Hearing problem		47	22	16	28	76	54	98
Stress, depression or anxiety		884	449	419	480	1550	1450	1660
Headache and/or eyestrain		65	34	25	42	120	88	150
Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		60	29	22	37	100	75	130
Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		51	26	19	34	91	65	120
Other type of complaint		170	87	74	101	300	250	350
Missing		4	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total		2651	1340	1288	1393	4630	4460	4810

Notes:

.. Not applicable

95% C.I.: 95% confidence interval, the range within which we are 95% confident that the true value lies in the absence of bias.