Table MSDAGE1E - 2006/07

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

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 - 24	21	15	8	21	640	370	920
	25 - 34	78	49	38	61	1440	1120	1760
	35 - 44	207	116	100	131	2750	2370	3120
	45 - 54	223	126	109	143	3380	2930	3820
	55 - 64	297	156	138	174	4570	4050	5080
	65 - 74	213	101	88	115	4410	3830	5000
	75+	111	52	42	61	3150	2560	3740
	Total	1150	615	579	650	2930	2760	3100
Females	16 - 24	38	25	17	33	1100	750	1450
	25 - 34	88	52	41	63	1490	1180	1810
	35 - 44	171	90	77	104	2100	1790	2420
	45 - 54	221	114	99	129	3020	2620	3410
	55 - 59	126	66	55	78	3590	2970	4210
	60 - 74	314	149	133	166	3660	3260	4060
	75+	61	31	23	39	1350	1010	1700
	Total	1019	529	496	562	2390	2240	2540
All persons	16 - 24	59	40	29	50	870	650	1090
	25 - 34	166	102	86	117	1470	1240	1690
	35 - 44	378	206	185	227	2420	2170	2670
	45 - 54	444	240	217	263	3200	2900	3500
	55 - 59/64	423	223	201	244	4220	3820	4620
	60/65 - 74	527	251	229	273	3930	3590	4270
	75+	172	83	70	95	2100	1780	2420
	Total	2169	1144	1094	1193	2650	2540	2770

Notes:

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