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Table MSDIND2 - 2005/06

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by industry section, for people working in the last 12 months.

Industry description + Section  Illness ascribed to their current/most recent job
Sample cases Estimated prevalence (thousands) Rate per 100 000 employed in the last 12 months
central 95% C.I. central 95% C.I.
lower upper lower upper
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 16 * * * * * *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 15 * * * * * *
  Fishing B 1 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 6 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 6 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 112 58 47 69 1540 1250 1830
Construction F 101 58 46 69 2530 2040 3030
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants  G&H 123 69 57 82 1210 990 1430
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 107 60 48 71 1350 1090 1610
  Hotels and restaurants H 16 * * * * * *
Transport, storage and communication I 74 41 31 50 2080 1600 2560
Finance and business J&K 82 43 34 52 930 730 1130
  Financial intermediation J 20 10 6 15 830 460 1190
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 62 32 24 41 970 730 1220
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 54 28 21 36 1390 1010 1760
Education M 39 20 14 26 750 510 980
Health and social work N 117 61 50 72 1680 1370 1990
Other community, social and personal service activities O 46 25 18 33 1540 1090 1990
Other P&Q 7 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 7 * * * * * *
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   777 419 389 449 1430 1330 1540
Other job caused illness#   234 128 111 144 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   1011 546 512 581 1870 1750 1990

Notes

..  Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

+ See Appendix 5 in the 'Self-reported work-related illness in 2004/05' (SWI04/05) report for details of Standard Industrial Classification.

# Includes those who did not answer the question identifying the job to which their illness was ascribed and those who said their illness was ascribed to a job other than their current or most recent in the last 12 months.

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