Table TYPESEX2E - 2003/04

Estimated incidence of self-reported illness caused or made worse by work, by type of illness and gender, for people ever employed.

Gender	Type of complaint		Estimated incidence (thousands) for people ever employed
			central	95% C.I.
			central	lower	upper
Males	Bone, joint or muscle problem		99	85	114
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	45	35	55
		mainly affects the lower limbs	20	13	26
		mainly affects the back	35	26	43
	Breathing or lung problem		21	15	27
	Skin problem		*	*	*
	Hearing problem		*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		111	95	126
	Headache and/or eyestrain		*	*	*
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		12	7	17
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		11	7	16
	Other type of complaint		29	21	37
	Missing		..	..	..
	Total		301	276	326
Females	Bone, joint or muscle problem		105	91	120
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	52	42	62
		mainly affects the lower limbs	14	8	19
		mainly affects the back	39	31	48
	Breathing or lung problem		*	*	*
	Skin problem		*	*	*
	Hearing problem		*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		143	127	160
	Headache and/or eyestrain		*	*	*
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		*	*	*
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		11	6	16
	Other type of complaint		23	17	30
	Total		309	284	333
All persons	Bone, joint or muscle problem		204	184	225
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	97	83	111
		mainly affects the lower limbs	33	25	41
		mainly affects the back	74	62	86
	Breathing or lung problem		29	22	37
	Skin problem		*	*	*
	Hearing problem		*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		254	231	277
	Headache and/or eyestrain		14	8	20
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		16	10	21
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		22	16	29
	Other type of complaint		52	42	63
	Missing		..	..	..
	Total		609	574	644

Notes:

.. Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates

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