Table BACKAGE1E - 2006/07

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders mainly affecting the back caused or made worse by work, by age and gender, for people ever employed.

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

Gender	Age group	Sample cases	Estimated prevalence (thousands)			Rate per 100 000 ever employed
			central	95% C.I.		central	95% C.I.
			central	lower	upper	central	lower	upper
Males	16 - 34	53	34	24	43	590	430	750
	35 - 44	117	64	52	76	1520	1250	1800
	45 - 54	101	57	46	68	1520	1220	1820
	55 - 64	112	60	49	72	1760	1430	2090
	65+	101	48	38	57	1210	980	1450
	Total	484	263	239	286	1250	1140	1360
Females	16 - 34	69	41	32	51	720	550	890
	35 - 44	79	42	32	51	970	750	1180
	45 - 54	94	49	39	59	1290	1020	1550
	55 - 59	51	27	19	34	1460	1060	1860
	60+	150	72	60	83	1120	940	1300
	Total	443	231	209	252	1040	950	1140
All persons	16 - 34	122	75	62	89	650	540	770
	35 - 44	196	106	90	121	1240	1060	1420
	45 - 54	195	106	90	121	1400	1200	1610
	55 - 59/64	163	87	74	101	1650	1400	1910
	60/65+	251	120	104	135	1160	1010	1300
	Total	927	493	461	526	1140	1070	1220

Notes:

Definitions and data reliability