Table TYPESEX2E - 2005/06

Estimated incidence of self-reported illness caused or made worse by work, by type of illness and gender, for people ever employed.

Gender	Type of complaint		Estimated incidence (thousands)
			Central	95% C.I.
			Central	lower	upper
Males	Bone, joint or muscle problem		106	91	121
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	45	35	54
		mainly affects the lower limbs	19	13	26
		mainly affects the back	42	32	52
	Breathing or lung problem		17	11	23
	Skin problem		*	*	*
	Hearing problem		*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		80	67	94
	Headache and/or eyestrain		*	*	*
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		*	*	*
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		*	*	*
	Other type of complaint		22	15	30
	Total		261	237	285
Females	Bone, joint or muscle problem		84	71	97
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	41	32	50
		mainly affects the lower limbs	15	9	21
		mainly affects the back	28	20	35
	Breathing or lung problem		*	*	*
	Skin problem		*	*	*
	Hearing problem		*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		115	99	130
	Headache and/or eyestrain		*	*	*
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		*	*	*
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		12	7	17
	Other type of complaint		28	20	35
	Missing		..	..	..
	Total		262	239	286
All persons	Bone, joint or muscle problem		190	170	210
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	86	72	99
		mainly affects the lower limbs	34	26	43
		mainly affects the back	70	58	82
	Breathing or lung problem		23	16	30
	Skin problem		*	*	*
	Hearing problem		*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		195	174	216
	Headache and/or eyestrain		*	*	*
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		15	9	20
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		20	13	26
	Other type of complaint		50	40	61
	Missing		..	..	..
	Total		523	489	557

Notes:

.. Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates

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