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Table SWIT6W12 - 2005/06

Estimated incidence 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 Incidence (thousands) Rate per 100 000 employed in last 12 months
Central 95% C.I. Central 95% C.I.
lowerupperlowerupper
Bone, joint or muscle problem312 171151190 580520650
 mainly affects the upper limbs or neck146 786591270 220310
 mainly affects the lower limbs50 292137100 72130
 mainly affects the back116 645275220 180260
Breathing or lung problem31 17102357 3678
Skin problem19* *****
Hearing problem8* *****
Stress, depression or anxiety350 191171212 660590730
Headache and/or eyestrain18 **** **
Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system 23127 184224 60
Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)33 18122462 4184
Other type of complaint77 423352150 110180
Missing1.. ..........
Total872480 447512164015301750

Notes:

.. Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates

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

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