Table MSDAGE1E - 2004/05

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	Sample cases	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	33	20	13	27	860	570	1150
	25 - 34	109	65	52	77	1850	1500	2200
	35 - 44	201	105	91	120	2490	2140	2830
	45 - 54	241	123	107	139	3400	2970	3830
	55 - 64	289	147	130	165	4470	3960	4980
	65 - 74	195	91	78	104	3970	3420	4530
	75+	72	32	24	39	2010	1550	2480
	Total	1140	584	549	618	2800	2630	2960
Females	16 - 24	20	13	7	18	530	290	770
	25 - 34	84	44	34	53	1220	950	1480
	35 - 44	155	77	65	89	1770	1490	2050
	45 - 54	201	98	84	112	2670	2300	3040
	55 - 59	125	62	51	73	3300	2720	3870
	60 - 74	234	112	97	126	2810	2450	3170
	75+	47	23	17	30	1020	720	1310
	Total	866	428	400	457	1940	1810	2060
All persons	16 - 24	53	33	24	42	690	510	880
	25 - 34	193	109	93	124	1530	1310	1750
	35 - 44	356	182	163	201	2130	1910	2350
	45 - 54	442	221	200	242	3030	2750	3320
	55 - 59/64	414	210	189	230	4040	3650	4430
	60/65 - 74	429	202	182	222	3230	2920	3550
	75+	119	55	45	65	1420	1160	1680
	Total	2006	1012	967	1057	2350	2250	2460

Notes:

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