Health and Safety Executive

Table WRIIND4_3YRSIG

Comparison of estimated averaged incidence rates of self-reported illness caused or made worse by the current or most recent job, by industry, for people working in the last 12 months, averaged 2003/04-2005/06.

Industry description Section, division, group or class Whether rates statistically significantly higher/lower than average across all industries
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B Lower #
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A No #
    Agriculture, hunting and related service activities 1 No #
Extractive and utility supply C&E No #
  Mining and quarrying C *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E *
Manufacturing D Lower
Construction F No
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H Lower
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G Lower
    Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automative fuel 50 No
      Sale of motor vehicles, parts, fuel 50.1,3,5 No #
      Motor vehicle maintenance and repair 50.2 No #
      Motorcycle sale, maintenance and repair etc 50.4 *
    Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51 Lower
    Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles: repair of personal and household goods 52 Lower
      Retail trade 52.1-6 Lower
      Repair of personal, household goods 52.7 *
  Hotels and restaurants H Lower
Transport, storage and communication I No
    Land transport; transport via pipelines 60 Lower
    Water transport 61 *
    Air transport 62 *
    Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies 63 No
    Post and telecommunications 64 Higher
      Post and courier activities 64.1 Higher
      Telecommunications 64.2 No
Finance and business J&K No
  Financial intermediation J No
    Financial intermediation, except insurance and pension funding 65 Higher
    Insurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security 66 *
    Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation 67 No
  Real estate, renting and business activities K Lower
    Real estate activities 70 No
    Renting of machinery and equipment without operator and of personal and household goods 71 *
    Computer and related activities 72 No
    Research and development 73 *
    Other business activities 74 Lower
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L Higher
      Administration of the State and the economic and social policy of the community 75.1 Higher
        General (overall) public service activities 75.11 No
        Regulation of activities of agencies that provide health care, education, cultural services and other social services excluding social security 75.12 Higher
        Regulation of and contribution to more efficient operation of business 75.13 *
        Supporting service activities for the Government as a whole 75.14 *
      Defence, justice, law, fire, foreign affairs etc 75.2 Higher
      Compulsory Social Security activities 75.3 *
Education M No
      Primary education 80.1 Lower
      Secondary education 80.2 Higher
      Higher education 80.3 No
      Adult and other education 80.4 *
Health and social work N Higher
      Human health activities 85.1 Higher
        Hospital activities 85.11 Higher
        Medical practice activities 85.12 No #
        Dental practice activities 85.13 *
        Other human health activities 85.14 No
      Veterinary activities 85.2 *
      Social work activities 85.3 Higher
        Social work activities with accommodation 85.31 Higher
        Social work activities without accommodation 85.32 Higher
Other community, social and personal service activities O No
    Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and similar activities 90 No #
    Activities of membership organisations not elsewhere classified 91 No #
    Recreational, cultural and sporting activities 92 No
    Other service activities 93 No
Other P&Q *
  Private households with employed persons P *
  Extra-territorial organisations and bodies Q *
All industries   ..

Notes:

.. Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

# Rates based on fewer than 30 sample cases.

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