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Table MSDOCC6SIG

Comparison of estimated 2001/02, 2003/04-2007/08 days lost per (full-time equivalent) worker due to self-reported musculoskeletal disorders caused or made worse by the current or most recent job, by occupation, for people working in the last 12 months

Occupation description Major group Whether rates statistically significantly higher/lower than average across all occupations Whether 2007/08 rates statistically significantly higher/lower than
2007/08 2006/07 2005/06 2004/05 2003/04 2001/02
Managers and senior officials 1 Lower# No# No# No# No# No#
Professional occupations 2 Lower# No# No# No# Lower# Lower#
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 No No No No No No
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 Lower# No# No# No# No# No#
Skilled trades occupations 5 Higher No No No Lower No
Personal service occupations 6 Higher No No# No No No
Sales and customer service occupations 7 Lower# No# No# No# No# No#
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 Higher No No No No No
Elementary occupations 9 Higher No No No No No
All occupations (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   .. No No Lower Lower Lower

Notes:

.. Not applicable

# Rate based on fewer than 40 sample cases


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Updated 13.05.09