Table SWIT3W12 - 2005/06

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported illness caused or made worse by work, by type of illness, for people working in the last 12 months

Type of complaint		Sample cases	Estimated prevalence (thousands)			Rate per 100 000 employed in last 12 months
			central	95% C.I.		central	95% C.I.
			central	lower	upper	central	lower	upper
Bone, joint or muscle problem		1011	546	512	581	1870	1750	1990
	mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	403	213	192	234	730	660	800
	mainly affects the lower limbs	169	94	80	108	320	270	370
	mainly affects the back	439	240	217	263	820	740	900
Breathing or lung problem		83	45	35	55	150	120	190
Skin problem		37	21	14	28	72	48	95
Hearing problem		37	21	14	28	72	49	96
Stress, depression or anxiety		646	350	322	377	1200	1100	1290
Headache and/or eyestrain		44	26	18	35	91	63	120
Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		53	28	20	36	96	70	120
Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		43	23	16	30	80	55	100
Other type of complaint		155	85	71	98	290	240	340
Missing		2	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total		2111	1147	1096	1197	3930	3760	4100

Notes:

.. Not applicable

95% C.I.: 95% confidence interval, the range within which we are 95% confident that the true value lies in the absence of bias.