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Table BACKIND2_3YR - Averaged 2005/06-2007/08

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders mainly affecting the back caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by industry, for people working in the last 12 months, averaged 2005/06-2007/08

Note: Comparison of averaged 3 year estimates over time involving estimates based on overlapping time periods will not provide a robust indication of change over time.

Industry description + Section, division, group or class^ Illness ascribed to their current/most recent job
Sample cases Averaged estimated prevalence (thousands) Averaged rate per 100 000 employed in the last 12 months
central 95% C.I. central 95% C.I.
lower upper lower upper
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 29 5 3 7 1410 890 1920
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 29 5 3 7 1460 920 1990
    Agriculture, hunting and related service activities 1 26 5 3 7 1340 820 1860
    Forestry, logging and related service activities 2 3 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 12 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 1 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 11 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 126 23 19 27 610 510 720
Construction F 124 23 19 27 1000 820 1170
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 147 28 24 33 490 410 570
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 124 24 19 28 530 440 630
    Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automative fuel 50 25 5 3 7 880 530 1230
    Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51 19 * * * * * *
    Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles: repair of personal and household goods 52 80 15 11 18 460 360 570
      Retail trade 52.1-6 77 14 11 17 450 350 560
      Repair of personal, household goods 52.7 3 * * * * * *
  Hotels and restaurants H 23 5 3 7 340 200 490
Transport, storage and communication I 104 20 16 24 990 790 1180
    Land transport; transport via pipelines 60 35 7 4 9 1040 680 1400
    Water transport 61 1 * * * * * *
    Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies 63 29 5 3 7 860 540 1170
    Post and telecommunications 64 39 7 5 10 1160 790 1540
      Post and courier activities 64.1 29 5 3 8 1560 970 2150
      Telecommunications 64.2 10 * * * * * *
Finance and business J&K 100 19 15 22 390 310 470
  Financial intermediation J 23 4 3 6 350 200 500
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 77 14 11 17 410 310 500
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 71 13 10 16 620 480 770
      Administration of the State and the economic and social policy of the community 75.1 36 6 4 9 550 370 730
      Defence, justice, law, fire, foreign affairs etc 75.2 34 6 4 8 780 510 1040
      Compulsory Social Security activities 75.3 1 * * * * * *
Education M 62 11 8 14 400 300 500
      Primary education 80.1 23 4 2 6 410 240 580
      Secondary education 80.2 23 4 2 6 400 240 570
      Higher education 80.3 11 * * * * * *
      Adult and other eduction 80.4 5 * * * * * *
Health and social work N 218 39 34 45 1090 940 1250
      Human health activities 85.1 151 27 23 32 1320 1100 1540
        Hospital activities 85.11 111 20 16 24 1380 1110 1640
        Medical practice activities 85.12 8 * * * * * *
        Dental practice activities 85.13 6 * * * * * *
        Other human health activities 85.14 26 5 3 7 1630 990 2270
      Veterinary activiies 85.2 3 * * * * * *
      Social work activities 85.3 64 11 8 14 760 560 950
        Social work activities with accommodation 85.31 29 5 3 7 1080 680 1490
        Social work activities without accommodation 85.32 35 6 4 8 610 400 820
Other community, social and personal service activities O 60 12 8 15 690 500 870
  Other P&Q 12 * * * * * *
    Private households with employed persons P 12 * * * * * *
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   1065 197 185 209 670 630 710
Other job caused illness#   307 56 50 63 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   1372 253 239 267 860 810 900

Notes:

.. Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

+ Details of Standard Industrial Classification (1992)

^Within industry sections, some divisional, group and class information has been provided where some of the categories have sufficiently large sample cases to provide reliable estimates.

# Includes those who did not answer the question identifying the job to which their illness was ascribed and those who said their illness was ascribed to a job other than their current or most recent in the last 12 months.

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


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