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Table STROCC2_3YR - Averaged 2004/05 - 2006/07

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported stress, depression or anxiety caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by occupation, for people working in the last 12 months, averaged 2004/05-2006/07.

Note: Comparison of averaged 3 year estimates over time involving estimates based on overlapping time periods will not provide a robust indication of change over time.

Occupation description + Major, sub-major, minor or unit group^ Illness ascribed to their current/most recent job
Sample cases Averaged estimated prevalence (thousands) Averaged rate per 100 000 employed in the last 12 months
central 95% C.I. central 95% C.I.
lower upper lower upper
Managers and senior officials 1 371 67 60 74 1550 1390 1710
Corporate managers 11 306 54 48 61 1590 1410 1770
  Corporate Managers and senior officials 111 11 * * * * * *
  Production managers 112 37 6 4 8 1030 690 1360
  Functional managers 113 110 20 16 23 1510 1230 1790
  Quality and customer care managers 114 13 * * * * * *
  Financial institution and office managers 115 43 8 5 10 1830 1280 2380
    Financial institution managers 1151 23 4 2 6 2610 1540 3680
    Office managers 1152 20 4 2 5 1350 760 1950
  Managers in distribution, storage and retailing 116 45 8 6 11 1490 1020 1950
  Protective service officers 117 9 * * * * * *
  Health and social services managers 118 38 7 4 9 3210 2190 4230
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services 12 65 12 9 15 1400 1060 1750
  Managers and proprietors in hospitality and leisure services 122 17 * * * * * *
  Managers and proprietors in other services industries 123 48 9 6 12 1730 1230 2230
Professional occupations 2 378 67 60 73 1800 1620 1990
Science and technology professionals 21 63 11 8 14 1070 800 1340
  Science professionals 211 11 * * * * * *
  Engineering professionals 212 26 4 3 6 980 600 1360
  Information and communication technology professionals 213 26 5 3 7 1060 620 1490
Health professionals 22 23 4 3 6 1370 810 1940
Teaching and research professionals 23 221 38 33 44 2700 2340 3060
  Teaching professionals 231 216 38 32 43 2810 2430 3190
    Higher education teaching professionals 2311 20 3 2 5 2650 1500 3790
    Further education teaching professionals 2312 22 4 2 5 3030 1770 4280
    Education officers, school inspectors 2313 2 * * * * * *
    Secondary education teaching professionals 2314 76 13 10 16 3330 2570 4080
    Primary and nursery education teaching professionals 2315 68 12 9 15 3180 2410 3950
    Special needs education teaching professionals 2316 12 * * * * * *
    Registrars and senior administrators of educational establishments 2317 7 * * * * * *
    Teaching professionals not elsewhere classified 2319 9 * * * * * *
  Research professionals 232 5 * * * * * *
Business and public service professionals 24 71 13 10 16 1380 1060 1710
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 360 65 58 71 1590 1420 1750
Science and technology associate professionals 31 29 5 3 7 1000 630 1360
Health and social welfare associate professionals 32 125 22 18 26 2010 1650 2370
  Health associate professionals 321 68 12 9 14 1720 1300 2130
  Therapists 322 12 * * * * * *
  Social welfare associate professionals 323 45 8 6 11 3060 2180 3950
    Youth and community workers 3231 15 * * * * * *
    Housing and welfare officers 3232 30 5 3 7 3220 2070 4370
Protective service occupations 33 41 8 5 10 2290 1570 3020
Culture, media and sports occupations 34 34 7 4 9 1060 680 1430
Business and public service associate professionals 35 131 24 19 28 1550 1280 1820
  Transport associate professionals 351 4 * * * * * *
  Legal associate professionals 352 4 * * * * * *
  Business and finance associate professionals 353 40 7 5 10 1500 1030 1960
  Sales and related associate professionals 354 29 5 3 7 1210 760 1660
  Conservation associate professionals 355 5 * * * * * *
  Public service and other associate professionals 356 49 9 6 11 1890 1350 2440
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 245 43 38 49 1200 1050 1360
Administrative occupations 41 186 33 28 38 1210 1030 1380
  Administrative occupations: government and related organisations 411 51 9 6 11 1620 1160 2090
  Administrative occupations: finance 412 61 11 8 14 1320 980 1660
    Credit controllers 4121 2 * * * * * *
    Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial 4122 36 6 4 9 1130 750 1500
    Counter clerks 4123 23 4 2 6 1970 1160 2780
  Administrative occupations: records 413 31 5 4 7 950 610 1290
  Administrative occupations: communications 414 4 * * * * * *
  Administrative occupations: general 415 39 7 5 9 980 670 1290
Secretarial and related occupations 42 59 10 8 13 1190 880 1490
Skilled trades occupations 5 98 18 14 22 570 450 690
Skilled agricultural trades 51 8 * * * * * *
Skilled metal and electrical trades 52 41 8 5 10 620 430 820
Skilled construction and building trades 53 28 5 3 7 460 280 640
  Construction trades 531 22 4 2 6 450 250 660
  Building trades 532 6 * * * * * *
Textiles, printing and other skilled trades 54 21 4 2 6 730 410 1050
Personal service occupations 6 136 25 20 29 1060 880 1250
Caring personal service occupations 61 112 20 16 24 1120 910 1330
  Healthcare and related personal services 611 86 15 12 18 1560 1230 1890
  Childcare and related personal services 612 26 5 3 7 630 380 880
Leisure and other personal service occupations 62 24 5 3 7 870 500 1250
Sales and customer service occupations 7 112 21 17 25 880 710 1050
Sales occupations 71 75 14 11 17 710 540 870
  Sales assistants and retail cashiers 711 66 12 9 15 710 540 890
  Sales related occupations 712 9 * * * * * *
Customer service occupations 72 37 7 5 9 1720 1150 2300
    Call centre agents/operators 7211 6 * * * * * *
    Customer care occupations 7212 31 6 4 8 1950 1240 2660
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 70 13 10 16 590 450 730
Process, plant and machine operatives 81 37 7 5 9 650 440 860
Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 82 33 6 4 8 540 350 720
  Transport drivers and operatives 821 28 5 3 7 540 340 740
  Mobile machine drivers and operatives 822 5 * * * * * *
Elementary occupations 9 125 23 19 27 660 540 780
Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations 91 34 6 4 9 630 410 840
Elementary administration and service occupations 92 91 17 13 20 670 530 810
All occupations (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   1895 340 324 356 1170 1110 1220
Other job caused illness#   375 66 59 73 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   2270 406 389 424 1390 1330 1450

Notes:

.. Not applicable.

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

+ Details of Standard Industrial Classification (2000)

# 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.

^Within occupation major groups, some sub-major, minor and unit group information has been provided where some of the categories have sufficiently large sample cases to provide reliable estimates.

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

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Updated 15.09.09