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Table MSDOCC4_3YR - Averaged 2004/05 - 2006/07

Estimated incidence and rates of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by occupation, for people working in the last 12 months, averaged 2004/05-2006/07.

Note: Comparison of averaged 3 year estimates over time involving estimates based on overlapping time periods will not provide a robust indication of change over time.

Occupation description + Major, sub-major or minor group^ Illness ascribed to their current/most recent job
Sample cases Averaged estimated incidence (thousands) Averaged rate per 100 000 employed in the last 12 months
central 95% C.I. central 95% C.I.
lower upper lower upper
Managers and senior officials 1 100 18 14 21 410 330 490
Corporate managers 11 74 13 10 16 380 290 470
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services 12 26 5 3 6 510 310 710
Professional occupations 2 99 18 14 21 480 390 580
Science and technology professionals 21 22 4 2 6 390 230 560
Health professionals 22 12 * * * * * *
Teaching and research professionals 23 35 6 4 8 430 280 570
  Teaching professionals 231 35 6 4 8 450 300 610
Business and public service professionals 24 30 5 3 7 580 370 790
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 154 29 24 33 700 590 820
Science and technology associate professionals 31 17 * * * * * *
Health and social welfare associate professionals 32 64 11 8 14 1050 790 1310
Protective service occupations 33 12 * * * * * *
Culture, media and sports occupations 34 24 5 3 7 780 450 1120
Business and public service associate professionals 35 37 7 5 9 460 310 610
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 94 16 13 19 450 360 540
Administrative occupations 41 67 12 9 14 430 330 530
Secretarial and related occupations 42 27 4 3 6 510 310 700
Skilled trades occupations 5 161 29 25 34 920 770 1070
Skilled agricultural trades 51 26 5 3 6 1580 970 2190
Skilled metal and electrical trades 52 35 6 4 8 520 340 700
Skilled construction and building trades 53 74 14 11 17 1230 950 1510
  Construction trades 531 60 12 9 15 1310 980 1650
  Building trades 532 14 * * * * * *
Textiles, printing and other skilled trades 54 26 5 3 6 810 480 1140
Personal service occupations 6 100 18 14 22 780 630 930
Caring personal service occupations 61 80 14 11 17 800 620 980
  Healthcare and related personal services 611 54 10 7 12 980 720 1250
  Childcare and related personal services 612 23 4 2 6 540 320 770
  Animal care services 613 3 * * * * * *
Leisure and other personal service occupations 62 20 4 2 5 710 400 1020
Sales and customer service occupations 7 64 12 9 15 490 370 610
Sales occupations 71 49 9 7 12 470 330 600
  Sales assistants and retail cashiers 711 44 8 6 10 460 320 600
  Sales related occupations 712 5 * * * * * *
Customer service occupations 72 15 * * * * * *
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 100 19 15 23 880 700 1050
Process, plant and machine operatives 81 43 8 6 11 770 530 1000
Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 82 57 11 8 14 980 720 1240
  Transport drivers and operatives 821 51 10 7 12 1040 750 1330
  Mobile machine drivers and operatives 822 6 * * * * * *
Elementary occupations 9 107 19 16 23 560 450 660
Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations 91 40 7 5 9 710 480 940
Elementary administration and service occupations 92 67 12 9 15 490 370 610
All occupations (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   979 177 166 189 610 570 650
Other job caused illness#   102 19 15 23 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   1081 196 184 208 670 630 710

Notes:

The estimates in this table take account of revisions made to the Great Britain population estimates following the 2001 Census.

.. Not applicable.

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

+ Details of Standard Industrial Classification (2000)

# 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.

^Within occupation major groups, some sub-major and minor group information has been provided where some of the categories have sufficiently large sample cases to provide reliable estimates.

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

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Updated 15.09.09