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Table STRIND4 - 2005/06

Estimated incidence 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 incidence (thousands)  Rate per 100 000 employed in the last 12 months
central 95% C.I. central 95% C.I.
lower upper lower upper
Extractive and utility supply C&E 6 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 1 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 5 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 24 13 8 19 350 210 490
Construction F 7 * * * * * *
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants  G&H 50 29 20 37 500 360 640
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 37 20 14 27 460 310 610
  Hotels and restaurants H 13 * * * * * *
Transport, storage and communication I 19 * * * * * *
Finance and business J&K 54 30 22 38 650 480 830
  Financial intermediation J 21 12 7 18 970 550 1400
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 33 18 12 24 530 350 710
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 36 19 13 25 940 630 1250
Education M 36 19 13 26 710 480 950
Health and social work N 53 28 20 35 770 560 970
Other community, social and personal service activities O 19 * * * * * *
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   304 166 147 185 570 500 630
Other job caused illness#   46 25 18 32 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   350 191 171 212 660 590 730

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.