Table TYPESEX2E - 2006/07

Estimated incidence 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 incidence (thousands) for people ever employed
				Central	95% C.I.
				Central	lower	upper
Males	Bone, joint or muscle problem		220	125	108	142
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	96	57	45	68
		mainly affects the lower limbs	40	20	14	27
		mainly affects the back	84	48	38	58
	Breathing or lung problem		24	14	8	19
	Skin problem		7	*	*	*
	Hearing problem		9	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		185	105	89	120
	Headache and/or eyestrain		6	*	*	*
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		22	12	7	17
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		23	14	8	20
	Other type of complaint		69	42	32	53
	Total		565	324	297	351
Females	Bone, joint or muscle problem		222	122	106	138
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	108	59	47	70
		mainly affects the lower limbs	23	13	7	18
		mainly affects the back	91	51	40	61
	Breathing or lung problem		7	*	*	*
	Skin problem		13	*	*	*
	Hearing problem		2	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		262	141	123	158
	Headache and/or eyestrain		14	*	*	*
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		7	*	*	*
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		29	17	10	23
	Other type of complaint		38	20	14	27
	Total		594	323	296	349
All persons	Bone, joint or muscle problem		442	247	223	270
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	204	115	99	131
		mainly affects the lower limbs	63	33	25	41
		mainly affects the back	175	99	84	113
	Breathing or lung problem		31	17	11	24
	Skin problem		20	11	6	16
	Hearing problem		11	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		447	245	222	268
	Headache and/or eyestrain		20	11	6	16
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		29	16	10	21
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		52	31	22	39
	Other type of complaint		107	63	51	75
	Total		1159	646	608	685

Notes:

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

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

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