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Table WRIOCC2SIG

Comparison of estimated 2001/02, 2003/04-2006/07 prevalence rates of self-reported illness caused or made worse by the current or most recent job, by occupation, for people working in the last 12 months.

Occupation description Major, sub-major or minor group Whether rates statistically significantly higher/lower than average across all occupations Whether 2006/07 rates statistically significantly higher/lower than
2006/07 2005/06 2004/05 2003/04 2001/02
Managers and senior officials 1 No Higher Higher No No
Corporate managers 11 No Higher No No No
  Corporate managers and senior officials 111 * * * * *
  Production managers 112 No * No# No No
  Functional managers 113 No No No No No
  Quality and customer care managers 114 * * * * *
  Financial institution and office managers 115 No# No# No# No# No#
  Managers in distribution, storage and retailing 116 No No No No No
  Protective service officers 117 * * * * *
  Health and social services managers 118 * * * * *
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services 12 No No Higher No No
  Managers in farming, horticulture, forestry and fishing 121 * * * * *
  Managers and proprietors in hospitality and leisure services 122 * * * * *
  Managers and proprietors in other services industries 123 No No Higher No No
Professional occupations 2 No No No No Lower
Science and technology professionals 21 Lower No No No No
  Science professionals 211 * * * * *
  Engineering professionals 212 Lower# No# Lower# No# No#
  Information and communication technology professionals 213 Lower# * No# No# No#
Health professionals 22 No# No# No# * No#
  Health professionals 221 No# No# * * No#
Teaching and research professionals 23 Higher Higher No No No
  Teaching professionals 231 Higher Higher No No No
  Research professionals 232 * * * * *
Business and public service professionals 24 Lower No No Lower Lower
  Legal professionals 241 * * * * *
  Business and statistical professionals 242 * * * * *
  Architects, town planners, surveyors 243 * * * * *
  Public service professionals 244 * * * * *
  Librarians and related professionals 245 * * * * *
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 Higher Higher No No No
Science and technology associate professionals 31 No No No No# No
  Science and engineering technicians 311 No# * No# * No#
  Draughtspersons and building inspectors 312 * * * * *
  IT service delivery occupations 313 * * * * *
Health and social welfare associate professionals 32 Higher Higher No No No
  Health associate professionals 321 Higher No No No No
  Therapists 322 Higher# * * * *
  Social welfare associate professionals 323 Higher No# No# No# *
Protective service occupations 33 No# No# No# No# Lower#
  Protective service occupations 331 No# No# No# No# Lower#
Culture, media and sports occupations 34 No Higher Higher No No
  Artistic and literary occupations 341 * * * * *
  Design associate professionals 342 * * * * *
  Media associate professionals 343 * * * * *
  Sports and fitness occupations 344 * * * * *
Business and public service associate professionals 35 No Higher No No No
  Transport associate professionals 351 * * * * *
  Legal associate professionals 352 * * * * *
  Business and finance associate professionals 353 No No# No# No# No
  Sales and related associate professionals 354 No# * No# No# No#
  Conservation associate professionals 355 * * * * *
  Public service and other associate professionals 356 No Higher# No No No
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 Lower Higher No No No
Administrative occupations 41 Lower Higher No No No
  Administrative occupations: government and related organisations 411 No No# No No Lower
  Administrative occupations: finance 412 No No No Higher# No
  Administrative occupations: records 413 No No# No# No No
  Administrative occupations: communications 414 * * * * *
  Administrative occupations: general 415 Lower * Higher# No No
Secretarial and related occupations 42 Lower No No No No
  Secretarial and related occupations 421 Lower No No No No
Skilled trades occupations 5 Higher No Higher No No
Skilled agricultural trades 51 Higher No# No# No No
  Agricultural trades 511 Higher No# No# No No
Skilled metal and electrical trades 52 Higher No Higher No No
  Metal forming, welding and related trades 521 * * * * *
  Metal machining, fitting and instrument making trades 522 No# * No# No# No#
  Vehicle trades 523 * * * * *
  Electrical trades 524 No No Higher# No Higher
Skilled construction and building trades 53 No No No No No
  Construction trades 531 No No No No No
  Building trades 532 No# No# * Lower# No#
Textiles, printing and other skilled trades 54 No No No No No
  Textiles and garments trades 541 * * * * *
  Printing trades 542 * * * * *
  Food preparation trades 543 No# * No# * No#
  Skilled trades not elsewhere classified 549 * * * * *
Personal service occupations 6 Higher Higher Higher Higher Higher
Caring personal service occupations 61 Higher Higher Higher No No
  Healthcare and related personal services 611 Higher Higher No No No
  Childcare and related personal services 612 No Higher# No Higher No
  Animal care services 613 * * * * *
Leisure and other personal service occupations 62 No Higher Higher No No
  Leisure and travel service occupations 621 Higher# * * * *
  Hairdressers and related occupations 622 * * * * *
  Housekeeping occupations 623 * * * * *
  Personal services occupations not elsewhere classified 629 * * * * *
Sales and customer service occupations 7 Lower No No No No
Sales occupations 71 Lower No No No No
  Sales assistants and retail cashiers 711 Lower No No No No
  Sales related occupations 712 * * * * *
Customer service occupations 72 No# No# No# No# No#
  Customer service occupations 721 No# No# No# No# No#
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 No No No No No
Process, plant and machine operatives 81 No No No No No
  Process operatives 811 No No# No# No No
  Plant and machine operatives 812 * * * * *
  Assemblers and routine operatives 813 * * * * *
  Construction operatives 814 * * * * *
Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 82 No No No No No
  Transport drivers and operatives 821 No No No No No
  Mobile machine drivers and operatives 822 * * * * *
Elementary occupations 9 Lower Higher No No No
Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations 91 No No No No No
  Elementary agricultural occupations 911 * * * * *
  Elementary construction occupations 912 * * * * *
  Elementary process plant occupations 913 * * * * *
  Elementary goods storage occupations 914 No# No# No# No# No#
Elementary administration and service occupations 92 Lower Higher Higher No Higher
  Elementary administration occupations 921 No# * No# No# *
  Elementary personal services occupations 922 Lower No# No# No No
  Elementary cleaning occupations 923 No No No No No
  Elementary security occupations 924 * * * * *
  Elementary sales occupations 925 * * * * *
All occupations (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   .. Higher Higher No No

Notes:

.. Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates

# Rate based on fewer than 30 sample cases