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Table MSDSIZE1 - 2006/07

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

Number of people in workplace + 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
Illness caused or made worse by current or most recent job              
Self employed on own or with partners but no employees 144 78 65 91 2650 2210 3090
               
1-24 employees 274 152 133 170 1610 1420 1810
25+ employees 509 280 255 305 1680 1530 1830
Missing 1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
               
1-49 employees 369 203 182 224 1580 1410 1740
50+ employees 414 229 206 251 1740 1570 1910
Missing 1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
               
All persons (illness ascribed to current or most recent job) 928 510 477 544 1750 1630 1860
Other job caused or made illness worse, workplace size unknown# 245 133 116 150 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job) 1173 643 605 681 2200 2070 2330

Notes:

.. Not applicable

+ Relates to the number of people at their workplace, which is not necessarily the same as the number of people working for the company.

# 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.