Table TYPESEX2E - 2004/05

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		108	92	123
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	45	35	55
		mainly affects the lower limbs	19	13	25
		mainly affects the back	44	34	54
	Breathing or lung problem		12	7	17
	Skin problem		*	*	*
	Hearing problem		*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		101	87	116
	Headache and/or eyestrain		*	*	*
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		*	*	*
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		*	*	*
	Other type of complaint		27	20	35
	Missing		..	..	..
	Total		280	256	305
Females	Bone, joint or muscle problem		98	84	112
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	49	39	58
		mainly affects the lower limbs	14	9	19
		mainly affects the back	36	28	45
	Breathing or lung problem		*	*	*
	Skin problem		*	*	*
	Hearing problem		*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		144	127	161
	Headache and/or eyestrain		*	*	*
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		*	*	*
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		14	9	19
	Other type of complaint		15	10	21
	Total		295	271	319
All persons	Bone, joint or muscle problem		206	185	227
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	93	79	108
		mainly affects the lower limbs	33	25	41
		mainly affects the back	80	67	93
	Breathing or lung problem		19	13	26
	Skin problem		10	6	15
	Hearing problem		*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		245	222	268
	Headache and/or eyestrain		11	6	16
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		13	8	18
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		22	15	29
	Other type of complaint		42	33	52
	Missing		..	..	..
	Total		576	541	610

Notes:

.. Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates

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