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Table MSDIND2 - 2007/08

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by industry section, for people working in the last 12 months.

Industry description + Section Illness ascribed to their current/most recent job
Sample cases Estimated prevalence (thousands) 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 13 * * * * * *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 13 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 5 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 5 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 117 65 53 77 1750 1430 2070
Construction F 93 53 42 64 2200 1750 2650
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 106 61 49 73 1030 830 1230
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 86 49 38 59 1080 850 1310
  Hotels and restaurants H 20 12 7 18 870 480 1260
Transport, storage and communication I 62 36 27 45 1760 1320 2200
Finance and business J&K 77 46 35 56 910 710 1120
  Financial intermediation J 20 12 7 17 910 510 1320
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 57 33 25 42 910 670 1160
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 69 39 30 49 1890 1430 2340
Education M 50 27 20 35 970 700 1240
Health and social work N 117 65 53 77 1780 1450 2110
Other community, social and personal service activities O 48 28 20 36 1650 1180 2120
Other P&Q 4 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 4 * * * * * *
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   761 432 401 464 1430 1330 1530
Other job caused illness#   189 107 92 122 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   950 539 504 574 1780 1670 1900

Notes:

.. Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

+ Details of Standard Industrial Classification (1992)

# 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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