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		Sample cases	Estimated incidence (thousands)
				Central	95% C.I.
				Central	lower	upper
Males	Bone, joint or muscle problem		191	106	91	121
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	82	45	35	54
		mainly affects the lower limbs	35	19	13	26
		mainly affects the back	74	42	32	52
	Breathing or lung problem		33	17	11	23
	Skin problem		9	*	*	*
	Hearing problem		13	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		142	80	67	94
	Headache and/or eyestrain		7	*	*	*
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		19	*	*	*
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		14	*	*	*
	Other type of complaint		39	22	15	30
	Total		467	261	237	285
Females	Bone, joint or muscle problem		159	84	71	97
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	80	41	32	50
		mainly affects the lower limbs	25	15	9	21
		mainly affects the back	54	28	20	35
	Breathing or lung problem		12	*	*	*
	Skin problem		10	*	*	*
	Hearing problem		1	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		215	115	99	130
	Headache and/or eyestrain		11	*	*	*
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		9	*	*	*
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		21	12	7	17
	Other type of complaint		52	28	20	35
	Missing		1	..	..	..
	Total		491	262	239	286
All persons	Bone, joint or muscle problem		350	190	170	210
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	162	86	72	99
		mainly affects the lower limbs	60	34	26	43
		mainly affects the back	128	70	58	82
	Breathing or lung problem		45	23	16	30
	Skin problem		19	*	*	*
	Hearing problem		14	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		357	195	174	216
	Headache and/or eyestrain		18	*	*	*
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		28	15	9	20
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		35	20	13	26
	Other type of complaint		91	50	40	61
	Missing		1	..	..	..
	Total		958	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