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Table MSDIND4_3YR - Averaged 2005/06-2007/08

Estimated incidence 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 incidence (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 16 * * * * * *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 15 * * * * * *
  Fishing B 1 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 11 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 3 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 8 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 127 23 19 27 620 510 730
Construction F 100 19 16 23 830 670 1000
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 141 27 22 31 470 390 540
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 120 23 19 27 510 420 610
    Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automative fuel 50 16 * * * * * *
    Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51 26 5 3 7 720 440 1000
    Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles: repair of personal and household goods 52 78 15 11 18 460 360 570
      Retail trade 52.1-6 78 15 11 18 470 360 580
  Hotels and restaurants H 21 4 2 6 310 170 440
Transport, storage and communication I 75 14 11 18 730 560 890
Finance and business J&K 119 22 18 26 460 380 540
  Financial intermediation J 35 6 4 8 480 320 650
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 84 16 12 19 450 350 550
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 62 11 8 14 560 420 700
      Administration of the State and the economic and social policy of the community 75.1 36 7 4 9 560 370 740
      Defence, justice, law, fire, foreign affairs etc 75.2 24 4 3 6 570 340 790
      Compulsory Social Security activities 75.3 2 * * * * * *
Education M 60 11 8 14 390 290 500
Health and social work N 154 28 24 33 780 650 910
      Human health activities 85.1 98 18 14 22 880 700 1060
      Veterinary activiies 85.2 2 * * * * * *
      Social work activities 85.3 54 9 7 12 640 460 810
        Social work activities with accommodation 85.31 23 4 2 6 900 530 1270
        Social work activities without accommodation 85.32 31 5 3 7 510 330 700
Other community, social and personal service activities O 70 13 10 17 790 600 980
Other P&Q 9 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 9 * * * * * *
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   944 176 165 188 600 560 630
Other job caused illness#   89 17 13 21 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   1033 193 181 205 650 610 690

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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