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Table MSDIND2_3YR - Averaged 2005/06-2007/08

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders 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 53 10 7 12 2490 1820 3170
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 51 9 7 12 2480 1800 3160
    Agriculture, hunting and related service activities 1 48 8 6 11 2420 1730 3100
    Forestry, logging and related service activities 2 3 * * * * * *
  Fishing B 2 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 24 4 2 6 1320 790 1850
  Mining and quarrying C 3 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 21 4 2 5 1820 1040 2610
Manufacturing D 341 62 55 68 1650 1470 1820
Construction F 296 56 49 62 2380 2100 2650
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 364 69 61 76 1190 1070 1320
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 304 57 51 64 1290 1140 1440
    Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automative fuel 50 52 10 7 12 1790 1290 2280
    Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51 51 10 7 13 1420 1020 1820
    Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles: repair of personal and household goods 52 201 37 32 43 1180 1010 1340
      Retail trade 52.1-6 197 37 31 42 1170 1010 1340
      Repair of personal, household goods 52.7 4 * * * * * *
  Hotels and restaurants H 60 12 9 15 860 640 1090
Transport, storage and communication I 198 37 32 43 1870 1600 2130
    Land transport; transport via pipelines 60 68 13 10 16 1950 1470 2430
    Water transport 61 3 * * * * * *
    Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies 63 51 10 7 12 1530 1110 1950
    Post and telecommunications 64 76 14 11 18 2290 1770 2820
      Post and courier activities 64.1 59 11 8 14 3200 2370 4020
        National post activities 64.11 43 8 5 10 3250 2270 4240
        Courier activities (not national post) 64.12 16 * * * * * *
      Telecommunications 64.2 17 * * * * * *
Finance and business J&K 268 51 44 57 1060 930 1190
  Financial intermediation J 65 12 9 15 950 710 1190
    Financial intermediation, except insurance and pension funding 65 36 7 4 9 860 570 1140
      Monetary intermediation 65.1 31 6 4 8 1030 660 1400
      Other financial intermediation 65.2 5 * * * * * *
    Insurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security 66 7 * * * * * *
    Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation 67 22 4 2 6 980 550 1410
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 203 38 33 44 1100 940 1250
    Real estate activities 70 33 6 4 8 1300 850 1750
    Renting of machinery and equipment without operator and of personal and household goods 71 6 * * * * * *
    Computer and related activities 72 40 8 5 10 1430 970 1880
    Research and development 73 7 * * * * * *
    Other business activities 74 117 22 18 26 980 800 1160
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 176 32 27 37 1560 1330 1800
      Administration of the State and the economic and social policy of the community 75.1 97 17 14 21 1480 1180 1790
        General (overall) public service activities 75.11 42 7 5 10 1270 880 1670
        Regulation of activities of agencies that provide health care, education, cultural services and other social services excluding social security 75.12 45 8 6 11 1770 1230 2310
        Regulation of and contribution to more efficient operation of business 75.13 8 * * * * * *
        Su[pporting service activities for the Government as a whole 75.14 2 * * * * * *
      Defence, justice, law, fire, foreign affairs etc 75.2 70 13 10 16 1640 1250 2030
      Compulsory Social Security activities 75.3 9 * * * * * *
Education M 162 29 24 33 1050 880 1220
      Primary education 80.1 43 8 5 10 760 530 990
        Primary education, state, maintained 80.1 (state maintained) 36 7 4 9 760 510 1010
        Primary education, private, non-maintained 80.1 (private) 7 * * * * * *
      Secondary education 80.2 67 12 9 15 1200 910 1490
      Higher education 80.3 42 8 5 10 1410 960 1850
        Sub-degree level higher education 80.301 8 * * * * * *
        First-degree and post-graduate level higher education 80.302&3 34 6 4 8 1390 890 1880
      Adult and other eduction 80.4 10 * * * * * *
Health and social work N 403 72 64 79 1990 1790 2190
      Human health activities 85.1 273 49 43 55 2360 2070 2650
        Hospital activities 85.11 195 35 30 40 2390 2050 2730
        Medical practice activities 85.12 20 4 2 5 1540 830 2240
        Dental practice activities 85.13 11 * * * * * *
        Other human health activities 85.14 47 8 6 11 2860 2010 3700
      Veterinary activiies 85.2 6 * * * * * *
      Social work activities 85.3 124 22 18 26 1450 1190 1720
        Social work activities with accommodation 85.31 51 9 6 12 1930 1390 2460
        Social work activities without accommodation 85.32 73 13 10 16 1230 940 1530
Other community, social and personal service activities O 163 31 26 36 1830 1540 2120
    Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and similar activities 90 19 * * * * * *
    Activities of membership organisations not elsewhere classified 91 9 * * * * * *
    Recreational, cultural and sporting activities 92 88 17 13 21 1860 1450 2270
    Other service activities 93 47 9 6 11 2140 1500 2790
Other P&Q 18 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 18 * * * * * *
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   2466 454 435 473 1540 1470 1600
Other job caused illness#   668 122 113 132 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   3134 576 555 597 1950 1880 2020

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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