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

Country	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.
					lower	upper		lower	upper
England	Bone, joint or muscle problem		892	485	453	518	1920	1790	2050
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	356	190	170	210	750	670	830
		mainly affects the lower limbs	153	86	72	100	340	290	390
		mainly affects the back	383	210	188	231	830	750	920
	Breathing or lung problem		69	38	29	47	150	110	190
	Skin problem		27	15	10	21	61	38	84
	Hearing problem		30	17	11	24	69	43	94
	Stress, depression or anxiety		567	308	282	334	1220	1120	1320
	Headache and/or eyestrain		40	25	17	32	97	66	130
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		46	25	17	32	98	69	130
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		40	22	15	29	86	59	110
	Other type of complaint		136	75	62	88	300	240	350
	Missing		2	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Total		1849	1011	964	1059	4000	3820	4190
Wales	Bone, joint or muscle problem		50	26	18	33	1860	1340	2380
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	18	*	*	*	*	*	*
		mainly affects the lower limbs	5	*	*	*	*	*	*
		mainly affects the back	27	14	8	19	1010	610	1400
	Breathing or lung problem		5	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Skin problem		3	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Hearing problem		3	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		21	12	7	17	840	480	1200
	Headache and/or eyestrain		1	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		3	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		1	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Other type of complaint		6	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Total		93	49	39	59	3550	2830	4280
Scotland	Bone, joint or muscle problem		69	35	27	44	1380	1050	1710
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	29	14	9	19	540	340	740
		mainly affects the lower limbs	11	*	*	*	*	*	*
		mainly affects the back	29	16	10	22	620	390	850
	Breathing or lung problem		9	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Skin problem		7	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Hearing problem		4	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		58	30	22	38	1160	850	1470
	Headache and/or eyestrain		3	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		4	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		2	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Other type of complaint		13	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Total		169	86	73	100	3380	2860	3900

Notes

..  Not applicable

*  Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates

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

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