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Table STRIND2_3YR - Averaged 2005/06-2007/08

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported stress, depression or anxiety caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by industry, 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 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 11 * * * * * *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 11 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 27 5 3 7 1540 940 2140
  Mining and quarrying C 6 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 21 4 2 5 1870 1040 2710
Manufacturing D 148 28 23 32 740 620 860
Construction F 68 13 10 16 540 410 670
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 228 44 38 49 760 660 860
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 181 34 29 39 770 650 880
    Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automative fuel 50 26 5 3 7 880 540 1220
    Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51 28 5 3 7 730 450 1010
    Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles: repair of personal and household goods 52 127 24 20 28 750 620 890
      Retail trade 52.1-6 127 24 20 28 770 630 900
  Hotels and restaurants H 47 10 7 13 730 510 940
Transport, storage and communication I 116 22 18 26 1090 890 1290
    Land transport; transport via pipelines 60 32 6 4 8 930 610 1250
    Water transport 61 1 * * * * * *
    Air transport 62 5 * * * * * *
    Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies 63 35 7 4 9 1040 690 1380
    Post and telecommunications 64 43 8 5 10 1270 880 1660
      Post and courier activities 64.1 22 4 2 6 1140 660 1620
      Telecommunications 64.2 21 4 2 6 1440 800 2080
Finance and business J&K 301 58 51 65 1220 1070 1370
  Financial intermediation J 101 20 15 25 1560 1200 1930
    Financial intermediation, except insurance and pension funding 65 65 13 9 18 1730 1200 2260
      Monetary intermediation 65.1 51 10 7 14 1850 1270 2420
      Other financial intermediation 65.2 14 * * * * * *
    Insurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security 66 9 * * * * * *
    Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation 67 27 5 3 7 1170 710 1620
      Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation, except insurance and pension funding 67.1 7 * * * * * *
      Activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding 67.2 20 4 2 5 1290 700 1870
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 200 38 33 44 1090 940 1250
    Real estate activities 70 30 6 4 8 1240 790 1690
    Renting of machinery and equipment without operator and of personal and household goods 71 4 * * * * * *
    Computer and related activities 72 31 6 4 8 1130 730 1530
    Research and development 73 13 * * * * * *
    Other business activities 74 122 23 19 27 1010 830 1200
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 255 46 40 52 2270 1990 2560
      Administration of the State and the economic and social policy of the community 75.1 162 30 25 34 2520 2120 2920
        General (overall) public service activities 75.11 72 13 10 17 2290 1730 2850
        Regulation of activities of agencies that provide health care, education, cultural services and other social services excluding social security 75.12 62 11 8 14 2420 1820 3030
        Regulation of and contribution to more efficient operation of business 75.13 21 4 2 5 4060 2360 5770
        Su[pporting service activities for the Government as a whole 75.14 7 * * * * * *
      Defence, justice, law, fire, foreign affairs etc 75.2 85 15 12 19 1940 1520 2360
        Defence activities 75.22 22 4 2 6 1650 950 2350
        Justice and judicial activities 75.23 25 4 3 6 3090 1820 4360
        Public security, law and order activities 75.24 33 6 4 8 1790 1180 2410
        Fire service activities 75.25 5 * * * * * *
      Compulsory Social Security activities 75.3 8 * * * * * *
Education M 251 45 39 51 1660 1450 1870
      Primary education 80.1 89 16 13 20 1630 1280 1980
        Primary education, state, maintained 80.1 (state maintained) 82 15 12 19 1770 1370 2170
        Primary education, private, non-maintained 80.1 (private) 7 * * * * * *
      Secondary education 80.2 101 18 15 22 1860 1490 2230
      Higher education 80.3 49 9 6 11 1590 1150 2040
        Sub-degree level higher education 80.301 11 * * * * * *
        First-degree and post-graduate level higher education 80.302&3 38 7 4 9 1480 1010 1950
      Adult and other eduction 80.4 12 * * * * * *
Health and social work N 365 66 59 73 1840 1650 2030
      Human health activities 85.1 198 36 31 41 1740 1490 1980
        Hospital activities 85.11 136 25 20 29 1690 1400 1970
        Medical practice activities 85.12 18 * * * * * *
        Dental practice activities 85.13 7 * * * * * *
        Other human health activities 85.14 37 7 5 9 2400 1620 3190
      Veterinary activiies 85.2 5 * * * * * *
      Social work activities 85.3 162 29 25 34 1970 1660 2280
        Social work activities with accommodation 85.31 48 8 6 11 1760 1250 2270
        Social work activities without accommodation 85.32 114 21 17 25 2060 1680 2440
Other community, social and personal service activities O 88 17 13 20 1000 780 1210
    Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and similar activities 90 7 * * * * * *
    Activities of membership organisations not elsewhere classified 91 25 5 3 7 2010 1200 2830
    Recreational, cultural and sporting activities 92 40 8 5 11 880 600 1160
    Other service activities 93 16 * * * * * *
Other P&Q 2 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 2 * * * * * *
Missing   4 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   1864 347 330 363 1170 1120 1230
Other job caused illness#   371 69 62 76 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   2235 416 397 434 1410 1340 1470

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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Updated 22.06.09