Table SWIT3W12 - 2004/05

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		1088	567	532	601	1950	1830	2070
	mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	421	217	196	239	750	680	820
	mainly affects the lower limbs	174	90	76	103	310	260	360
	mainly affects the back	493	260	236	283	890	810	970
Breathing or lung problem		83	43	33	52	150	110	180
Skin problem		40	23	16	30	78	54	100
Hearing problem		35	18	12	23	61	40	81
Stress, depression or anxiety		798	415	385	444	1430	1330	1530
Headache and/or eyestrain		52	27	20	35	93	68	120
Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		51	26	19	33	89	64	110
Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		50	27	19	34	92	66	120
Other type of complaint		162	83	70	96	290	240	330
Missing		1	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total		2360	1228	1177	1279	4220	4050	4400

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.