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Table STRIND2 - 2006/07

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported stress, depression or anxiety caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by industry section, for people working in the last 12 months.

Industry description + Section 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
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 3 * * * * * *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 3 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 12 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 3 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 9 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 57 32 23 40 850 630 1080
Construction F 25 14 8 19 600 360 840
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 90 52 41 63 920 730 1110
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 69 39 30 48 910 690 1120
  Hotels and restaurants H 21 13 7 19 970 550 1390
Transport, storage and communication I 42 23 16 30 1190 830 1550
Finance and business J&K 111 62 50 73 1300 1060 1550
  Financial intermediation J 39 21 14 28 1670 1150 2200
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 72 41 31 50 1170 890 1440
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 91 49 39 60 2460 1950 2980
Education M 98 52 42 63 1950 1560 2330
Health and social work N 143 77 64 90 2180 1820 2530
Other community, social and personal service activities O 31 17 11 23 1020 650 1380
Other P&Q 1 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 1 * * * * * *
Missing   2 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   706 389 360 419 1330 1230 1430
Other job caused or made illness worse#   120 66 54 78 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   826 455 424 487 1560 1450 1670

Notes:

.. Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

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

+ Details of Standard Industrial Classification (1992)

# 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.

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