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Table MSDOCC4SIG

Comparison of estimated 2001/02, 2003/04-2006/07 incidence rates of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders caused or made worse by the current or most recent job, by occupation, for people working in the last 12 months.

Occupation description Major group Whether rates statistically significantly higher/lower than average across all occupations Whether 2006/07 rates statistically significantly higher/lower than
2006/07 2005/06 2004/05 2003/04 2001/02
Managers and senior officials 1 Lower# No# No# No# No#
Professional occupations 2 No No Higher# No No
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 No Higher No No No
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 No No# No# No# No
Skilled trades occupations 5 Higher No No No No
Personal service occupations 6 Higher * Higher Higher No
Sales and customer service occupations 7 No# No# No# No# No#
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 Higher Higher# No No# No
Elementary occupations 9 Lower No No No No
All occupations (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   .. Higher Higher Higher No

Notes:

.. Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates

# Rate based on fewer than 30 sample cases