Table MSDOCC2 - 2006/07

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

2006/07
2005/06

Occupation description +	Major or sub-major group	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.
			central	lower	upper	central	lower	upper
Managers and senior officials	1	80	44	35	54	1030	800	1250
Corporate managers	11	58	33	24	41	950	700	1200
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services	12	22	12	7	17	1310	760	1860
Professional occupations	2	89	49	39	59	1280	1010	1550
Science and technology professionals	21	23	13	7	18	1190	700	1680
Health professionals	22	14	*	*	*	*	*	*
Teaching and research professionals	23	35	19	12	25	1290	860	1720
Business and public service professionals	24	17	*	*	*	*	*	*
Associate professional and technical occupations	3	160	88	74	102	2160	1820	2500
Science and technology associate professionals	31	12	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health and social welfare associate professionals	32	71	37	28	45	3470	2670	4280
Protective service occupations	33	10	*	*	*	*	*	*
Culture, media and sports occupations	34	31	19	12	26	2890	1810	3970
Business and public service associate professionals	35	36	21	14	29	1400	930	1860
Administrative and secretarial occupations	4	85	47	37	57	1330	1050	1620
Administrative occupations	41	60	34	25	43	1280	950	1610
Secretarial and related occupations	42	25	13	8	18	1490	910	2080
Skilled trades occupations	5	169	91	77	105	2890	2450	3320
Skilled agricultural trades	51	25	14	8	19	4970	3060	6890
Skilled metal and electrical trades	52	51	28	20	36	2360	1710	3010
Skilled construction and building trades	53	68	36	28	45	3160	2410	3910
Textiles, printing and other skilled trades	54	25	13	8	18	2400	1460	3350
Personal service occupations	6	104	57	46	68	2430	1960	2900
Caring personal service occupations	61	82	45	35	55	2460	1930	3000
Leisure and other personal service occupations	62	22	12	7	17	2320	1310	3330
Sales and customer service occupations	7	44	25	17	33	1070	750	1390
Sales occupations	71	36	21	14	28	1070	710	1420
Customer service occupations	72	8	*	*	*	*	*	*
Process, plant and machine operatives	8	102	56	45	67	2640	2130	3150
Process, plant and machine operatives	81	51	28	20	36	2740	1990	3490
Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives	82	51	28	20	35	2540	1850	3240
Elementary occupations	9	95	53	42	64	1510	1200	1810
Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations	91	34	19	13	25	1900	1260	2550
Elementary administration and service occupations	92	61	34	26	43	1350	1010	1690
All occupations (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.

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