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Table MSDSIZE1 - 2005/06

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

Number of people in workplace + Illness ascribed to their current/most recent job
Sample cases Estimated prevalence (thousands) Rate per 100 000 employed in the last 12 months
central95% C.I. central 95% C.I.
lowerupper lower upper
Illness caused or made worse by current or most recent job         
Self employed on own or with partners but no employees114 6251742180 17802590
               
1-24 employees20811398 129122010501390
25+ employees452242219 264144013101580
Missing3.. .... .... ..
               
1-49 employees298161143 180126011201410
50+ employees362194173 214146013001610
Missing3.. .... .... ..
               
All persons (illness ascribed to current or most recent job) 777419389449 143013301540
Other job caused illness, workplace size unknown#234 128111144 .... ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)1011 546512581 187017501990

Notes:

.. Not applicable

+ Relates to the number of people at their workplace, which is not necessarily the same as the number of people working for the company.

# 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.