Health and Safety
Executive / Commission
Statistics
Estimated incidence 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 incidence (thousands) for people ever employed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | 95% C.I. | ||||
| lower | upper | ||||
| Males | 16 - 34 | 55 | 33 | 24 | 42 |
| 35 - 44 | 57 | 32 | 23 | 40 | |
| 45 - 54 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 24 | |
| 55+ | 45 | 23 | 16 | 30 | |
| Total | 191 | 106 | 91 | 121 | |
| Females | 16 - 34 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 26 |
| 35 - 44 | 48 | 25 | 18 | 32 | |
| 45 - 54 | 43 | 22 | 15 | 28 | |
| 55+ | 36 | 18 | 12 | 24 | |
| Total | 159 | 84 | 71 | 97 | |
| All persons | 16 - 34 | 87 | 53 | 41 | 64 |
| 35 - 44 | 105 | 57 | 46 | 68 | |
| 45 - 54 | 77 | 40 | 31 | 49 | |
| 55+ | 81 | 41 | 32 | 50 | |
| Total | 350 | 190 | 170 | 210 | |