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Table MSDOCC6SIG

Comparison of estimated 2001/02, 2003/04-2006/07 days lost per (full-time equivalent) worker due to 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 Lower# No# Higher# No# No#
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 No No No No No
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 No No# No# No# No
Skilled trades occupations 5 No No No Lower Lower
Personal service occupations 6 Higher Higher# No No No
Sales and customer service occupations 7 No# No# No# No# No#
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 Higher No No No No
Elementary occupations 9 Higher No No No No
All occupations (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   .. No No No No

Notes:

.. Not applicable

# Rate based on fewer than 40 sample cases