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Table MSDSIZE1 - 2007/08

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

Number of people in workplace + 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
Illness caused or made worse by current or most recent job              
Self employed on own or with partners but no employees 96 54 43 65 1770 1420 2130
               
1-24 employees 201 115 99 131 1190 1030 1360
25+ employees 460 261 236 285 1510 1370 1650
Missing 4 .. .. .. .. .. ..
               
1-49 employees 300 171 152 191 1290 1140 1430
50+ employees 361 204 183 226 1500 1340 1660
Missing 4 .. .. .. .. .. ..
               
All persons (illness ascribed to current or most recent job) 761 432 401 464 1430 1330 1530
Other job caused or made illness worse, workplace size unknown# 189 107 92 122 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job) 950 539 504 574 1780 1670 1900

Notes:

.. Not applicable

+ Relates to the number of people at their workplace, which is not necessarily the same as the number of people working for the company.

# 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.


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Updated 13.05.09