Table SWIT3W12 - 2006/07

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported illness caused or made worse by work, by type of illness, for people working in the last 12 months

Type of complaint		Sample cases	Estimated prevalence (thousands)			Rate per 100 000 employed in last 12 months
			central	95% C.I.		central	95% C.I.
			central	lower	upper	central	lower	upper
Bone, joint or muscle problem		1173	643	605	681	2200	2070	2330
	mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck	477	263	239	287	900	820	980
	mainly affecting the lower limbs	186	100	86	115	340	290	390
	mainly affecting the back	510	280	255	305	960	870	1040
Breathing or lung problems		81	45	35	55	150	120	190
Skin problems		41	23	16	30	78	54	100
Hearing problems		47	26	18	34	89	63	120
Stress, depression or anxiety		826	455	424	487	1560	1450	1670
Headache and/or eyestrain		48	27	19	35	92	66	120
Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		40	22	15	30	77	52	100
Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		67	40	30	50	140	100	170
Other type of complaint		182	102	87	117	350	300	400
Missing		2	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total		2507	1384	1329	1440	4740	4550	4920

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.