Table SWIT6W12 - 2006/07

Estimated incidence 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 Incidence (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		410	230	207	253	790	710	870
	mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	189	107	91	122	370	310	420
	mainly affects the lower limbs	51	28	20	35	95	68	120
	mainly affects the back	170	96	81	110	330	280	380
Breathing or lung problem		24	14	8	20	47	27	67
Skin problem		20	11	6	16	38	21	55
Hearing problem		4	*	*	*	*	*	*
Stress, depression or anxiety		440	242	219	265	830	750	910
Headache and/or eyestrain		19	*	*	*	*	*	*
Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		25	14	8	19	47	28	65
Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		52	31	22	39	110	76	130
Other type of complaint		99	58	46	70	200	160	240
Total		1093	612	575	649	2090	1970	2220

Notes:

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates

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

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