Table TYPESEX2W12 - 2006/07

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

2006/07
2005/06

Gender	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
Males	Bone, joint or muscle problem		201	115	99	132	740	640	850
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	88	52	41	63	340	260	410
		mainly affects the lower limbs	30	16	10	21	100	65	140
		mainly affects the back	83	47	37	58	310	240	370
	Breathing or lung problem		19	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Skin problem		7	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Hearing problem		3	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		181	103	88	118	660	560	760
	Headache and/or eyestrain		5	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		18	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		23	14	8	20	92	54	130
	Other type of complaint		64	39	29	49	250	190	320
	Total		521	302	275	328	1940	1770	2110
Females	Bone, joint or muscle problem		209	115	99	131	840	720	950
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	101	55	44	66	400	320	480
		mainly affects the lower limbs	21	12	7	17	87	49	120
		mainly affects the back	87	48	38	58	350	280	430
	Breathing or lung problem		5	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Skin problem		13	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Hearing problem		1	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		259	139	122	156	1010	890	1140
	Headache and/or eyestrain		14	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		7	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		29	17	10	23	120	76	160
	Other type of complaint		35	19	13	25	140	91	180
	Total		572	311	285	336	2260	2080	2450
All persons	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

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