• 2006/07
• 2005/06
• 2004/05
• 2003/04
• 2001/02

Country	Type of complaint		Sample cases	Estimated prevalence (thousands)			Rate per 100 000 ever employed
				central	95% C.I.		central	95% C.I.
					lower	upper		lower	upper
England	Bone, joint or muscle problem		1682	886	842	929	2390	2270	2510
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	622	325	299	351	880	810	950
		mainly affects the lower limbs	348	184	164	203	500	440	550
		mainly affects the back	712	377	348	406	1020	940	1090
	Breathing or lung problem		257	128	112	144	340	300	390
	Skin problem		34	19	13	26	53	35	70
	Hearing problem		117	58	47	69	160	130	190
	Stress, depression or anxiety		690	373	345	402	1010	930	1080
	Headache and/or eyestrain		51	30	21	38	80	58	100
	Heart disease/attack, other  circulatory system		105	54	43	65	150	120	170
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		45	25	17	32	67	47	86
	Other type of complaint		225	120	104	136	320	280	370
	Missing		7	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Total		3213	1696	1636	1757	4580	4410	4740
Wales	Bone, joint or muscle problem		114	57	46	68	2590	2100	3070
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	40	20	14	26	910	620	1190
		mainly affects the lower limbs	20	10	5	15	450	240	660
		mainly affects the back	54	27	20	35	1230	900	1560
	Breathing or lung problem		23	12	7	17	530	300	760
	Skin problem		5	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Hearing problem		7	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		24	13	8	18	590	350	830
	Headache and/or eyestrain		1	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		6	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		2	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Other type of complaint		17	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Missing		1	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Total		200	102	87	117	4630	3970	5280
Scotland	Bone, joint or muscle problem		156	78	65	90	2010	1680	2330
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	61	29	21	36	740	560	930
		mainly affects the lower limbs	32	16	10	21	400	260	550
		mainly affects the back	63	33	25	42	860	640	1080
	Breathing or lung problem		34	17	11	23	440	290	590
	Skin problem		9	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Hearing problem		12	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		67	34	26	43	880	660	1100
	Headache and/or eyestrain		4	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		12	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		3	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Other type of complaint		22	11	6	16	290	170	410
Total			319	160	141	178	4130	3660	4590

Notes:

..  Not applicable

*  Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates

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

• Definitions and data reliability