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Table STRIND2 - 2005/06

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported stress, depression or anxiety 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 1 * * * * * *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 1 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 8 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 1 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 7 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 45 25 17 32 660 460 860
Construction F 22 12 7 17 530 310 760
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants  G&H 79 44 34 53 770 590 940
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 62 33 25 42 750 560 940
  Hotels and restaurants H 17 * * * * * *
Transport, storage and communication I 30 17 11 23 850 550 1160
Finance and business J&K 85 47 37 57 1020 800 1240
  Financial intermediation J 35 20 13 27 1580 1050 2110
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 50 27 19 35 810 590 1040
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 67 35 26 43 1720 1310 2140
Education M 70 37 28 46 1370 1040 1690
Health and social work N 94 49 39 60 1360 1080 1640
Other community, social and personal service activities O 27 15 9 21 920 570 1270
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   528 286 261 311 980 890 1060
Other job caused illness#   118 64 52 75 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   646 350 322 377 1200 1100 1290

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.


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