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Table MSDSIZE3 - 2006/07

Estimated incidence 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 51 29 21 37 980 710 1250
               
1-24 employees 105 58 47 69 620 500 740
25+ employees 216 122 106 139 730 630 830
               
1-49 employees 148 82 68 95 630 530 740
50+ employees 173 98 83 113 750 630 860
               
All persons (illness ascribed to current or most recent job) 372 209 187 231 710 640 790
Other job caused or made illness worse, workplace size unknown# 38 21 14 28 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job) 410 230 207 253 790 710 870

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.