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Table STRIND2 - 2007/08

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported stress, depression or anxiety 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 7 * * * * * *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 7 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 7 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 2 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 5 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 46 26 18 34 700 490 910
Construction F 21 12 7 17 490 280 700
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 59 35 26 44 590 440 740
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 50 29 21 37 650 470 830
  Hotels and restaurants H 9 * * * * * *
Transport, storage and communication I 44 25 17 32 1210 850 1570
Finance and business J&K 105 66 52 80 1320 1050 1600
  Financial intermediation J 27 19 10 28 1440 780 2110
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 78 47 36 57 1280 990 1570
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 97 55 44 66 2630 2110 3150
Education M 83 46 36 56 1650 1300 2010
Health and social work N 128 72 59 85 1990 1640 2340
Other community, social and personal service activities O 30 18 11 25 1050 670 1440
Other P&Q 1 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 1 * * * * * *
Missing   2 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   630 365 335 394 1210 1110 1300
Other job caused illness#   133 78 64 91 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   763 442 410 475 1460 1350 1570

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.

See Table STRIND2SIG for tests of statistical significance.

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