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Table MSDIND4 - 2005/06

Estimated incidence 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 incidence (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 3 * * * * * *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 3 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 2 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 2 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 34 18 12 24 470 310 630
Construction F 35 20 14 27 900 600 1200
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants  G&H 49 28 20 36 480 350 620
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 42 23 16 30 520 360 680
  Hotels and restaurants H 7 * * * * * *
Transport, storage and communication I 30 17 11 24 880 560 1200
Finance and business J&K 39 20 14 27 440 300 580
  Financial intermediation J 14 * * * * * *
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 25 13 8 18 380 230 540
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 17 * * * * * *
Education M 14 * * * * * *
Health and social work N 43 22 16 29 620 430 800
Other community, social and personal service activities O 19 * * * * * *
Other P&Q 2 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 2 * * * * * *
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   287 156 138 174 530 470 600
Other job caused illness#   25 15 9 21 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   312 171 151 190 580 520 650

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.