Estimated incidence of self-reported illness caused or made worse by work, by type of illness, for people ever employed.
| Type of complaint | Estimated incidence (thousands) for people ever employed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central estimate | 95% C.I. | |||
| lower | upper | |||
| Musculoskeletal disorders | 206 | 185 | 227 | |
| mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck | 93 | 79 | 108 | |
| mainly affecting the lower limbs | 33 | 25 | 41 | |
| mainly affecting the back | 80 | 67 | 93 | |
| Breathing or lung problems | 19 | 13 | 26 | |
| Skin problems | 10 | 6 | 15 | |
| Hearing problems | * | * | * | |
| Stress, depression or anxiety | 245 | 222 | 268 | |
| Headache and/or eyestrain | 11 | 6 | 16 | |
| Heart disease/attacks, other circulatory system | 13 | 8 | 18 | |
| Infectious disease (virus, bacteria) | 22 | 15 | 29 | |
| Other types of complaint | 42 | 33 | 52 | |
| Missing | .. | .. | .. | |
| All illnesses | 576 | 541 | 610 | |
.. Not applicable
* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates
Figures in italics are estimates based on fewer than 30 sample cases
95% C.I.: 95% confidence interval, the range within which we are 95% confident that the true value lies in the absence of bias.
