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Table MSDIND2 - 2006/07

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by industry section, for people working in the last 12 months.

Industry description + Section Illness ascribed to their current/most recent job
Sample cases Estimated prevalence (thousands) Rate per 100 000 employed in the last 12 months
central 95% C.I. central 95% C.I.
lower upper lower upper
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 24 13 8 18 3470 2090 4840
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 23 12 7 17 3450 2050 4840
  Fishing B 1 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 13 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 3 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 10 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 112 62 50 73 1650 1340 1960
Construction F 102 56 45 67 2400 1930 2870
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 135 76 63 89 1340 1110 1570
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 111 63 51 75 1450 1180 1730
  Hotels and restaurants H 24 13 8 19 980 580 1370
Transport, storage and communication I 62 35 26 44 1780 1320 2230
Finance and business J&K 109 63 51 75 1330 1080 1590
  Financial intermediation J 25 14 8 20 1120 670 1560
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 84 49 38 60 1410 1110 1720
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 53 28 21 36 1410 1030 1790
Education M 73 39 30 48 1450 1110 1780
Health and social work N 169 90 76 104 2530 2150 2920
Other community, social and personal service activities O 69 39 29 48 2300 1730 2870
Other P&Q 7 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 7 * * * * * *
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   928 510 477 544 1750 1630 1860
Other job caused or made illness worse#   245 133 116 150 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   1173 643 605 681 2200 2070 2330

Notes:

.. Not applicable.

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

+ Details of Standard Industrial Classification (1992)

# Includes those who did not answer the question identifying the job to which their illness was ascribed and those who said their illness was ascribed to a job other than their current or most recent in the last 12 months.