Table MSDAGE1E - 2005/06

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	27	18	11	24	770	480	1060
	25 - 34	108	64	52	76	1850	1500	2200
	35 - 44	203	113	97	129	2670	2300	3040
	45 - 54	213	117	101	133	3180	2750	3600
	55 - 64	275	143	126	160	4240	3740	4740
	65 - 74	176	84	71	96	3650	3120	4190
	75+	89	41	32	49	2550	2020	3080
	Total	1091	579	544	614	2770	2600	2930
Females	16 - 24	22	15	8	21	620	360	880
	25 - 34	70	39	30	48	1090	830	1350
	35 - 44	142	74	61	86	1700	1420	1980
	45 - 54	200	103	88	117	2760	2380	3140
	55 - 59	124	62	51	72	3260	2690	3830
	60 - 74	246	121	105	136	3000	2630	3380
	75+	57	29	22	37	1260	930	1590
	Total	861	441	412	471	1990	1850	2120
All persons	16 - 24	49	32	23	41	690	500	890
	25 - 34	178	103	87	118	1460	1250	1680
	35 - 44	345	187	166	207	2180	1950	2410
	45 - 54	413	220	198	242	2970	2680	3260
	55 - 59/64	399	204	184	225	3890	3500	4270
	60/65 - 74	422	204	184	225	3240	2920	3560
	75+	146	70	58	82	1780	1490	2080
	Total	1952	1020	974	1067	2370	2260	2470

Notes:

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