Table TYPESEX1E - 2006/07

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

Gender	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
Males	Bone, joint or muscle problem		1150	615	579	650	2930	2760	3100
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	394	212	191	234	1010	910	1110
		mainly affects the lower limbs	272	140	123	157	670	590	750
		mainly affects the back	484	263	239	286	1250	1140	1360
	Breathing or lung problem		222	111	96	126	530	460	600
	Skin problem		29	15	10	21	73	46	100
	Hearing problem		129	64	53	75	300	250	360
	Stress, depression or anxiety		416	237	214	260	1130	1020	1240
	Headache and/or eyestrain		23	14	8	19	65	38	92
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		92	48	38	58	230	180	270
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		33	21	13	28	98	63	130
	Other type of complaint		161	91	77	106	430	370	500
	Missing		2	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Total		2257	1215	1165	1266	5790	5550	6030
Females	Bone, joint or muscle problem		1019	529	496	562	2390	2240	2540
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	410	214	193	235	970	870	1060
		mainly affects the lower limbs	166	84	71	97	380	320	440
		mainly affects the back	443	231	209	252	1040	950	1140
	Breathing or lung problem		62	31	23	39	140	110	180
	Skin problem		26	13	8	19	61	37	84
	Hearing problem		21	11	6	16	50	28	71
	Stress, depression or anxiety		547	294	269	319	1330	1220	1440
	Headache and/or eyestrain		29	16	10	21	71	44	97
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		23	12	7	17	55	32	77
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		39	22	15	29	99	67	130
	Other type of complaint		107	56	45	67	250	200	300
	Missing		2	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Total		1875	985	940	1030	4460	4250	4660
All persons	Bone, joint or muscle problem		2169	1144	1094	1193	2650	2540	2770
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	804	426	396	456	990	920	1060
		mainly affects the lower limbs	438	224	203	245	520	470	570
		mainly affects the back	927	493	461	526	1140	1070	1220
	Breathing or lung problem		284	142	125	159	330	290	370
	Skin problem		55	29	21	36	67	49	85
	Hearing problem		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/attack, other circulatory system		115	60	49	71	140	110	160
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		72	42	32	52	98	75	120
	Other type of complaint		268	147	129	165	340	300	380
	Missing		4	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Total		4132	2200	2131	2269	5110	4950	5260

Notes:

.. Not applicable

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

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