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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 or made illness worse#   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.

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

+ 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.

Tables are available for earlier years, but rates are presented as 'rates per 100 workers'.

See Tables MSDIND4SIG for tests of statistical significance.

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