Table SWIT3 - 2006/07

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported illness caused or made worse by work, by type of illness, for people ever employed.

Type of complaint		Sample cases	Estimated prevalence (thousands)			Rate per 100 000 ever employed
			central	95% C.I.		central	95% C.I.
			central	lower	upper	central	lower	upper
Musculoskeletal disorders		2169	1144	1094	1193	2650	2540	2770
	mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck	804	426	396	456	990	920	1060
	mainly affecting the lower limbs	438	224	203	245	520	470	570
	mainly affecting the back	927	493	461	526	1140	1070	1220
Breathing or lung problems		284	142	125	159	330	290	370
Skin problems		55	29	21	36	67	49	85
Hearing problems		150	75	63	87	170	150	200
Stress, depression or anxiety		963	530	496	565	1230	1150	1310
Headache and/or eyestrain		52	29	21	37	68	49	87
Heart disease/attacks, other circulatory system		115	60	49	71	140	110	160
Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		72	42	32	52	98	75	120
Other types of complaint		268	147	129	165	340	300	380
Missing		4	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total		4132	2200	2131	2269	5110	4950	5260

Notes:

.. Not applicable

95% C.I.: 95% confidence interval, the range within which we are 95% confident that the true value lies in the absence of bias.