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Table STRIND4 - 2007/08

Estimated incidence 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 incidence (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 5 * * * * * *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 5 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 2 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 1 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 1 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 27 15 9 21 410 250 570
Construction F 11 * * * * * *
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 41 24 17 32 410 280 540
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 37 22 15 29 490 330 650
  Hotels and restaurants H 4 * * * * * *
Transport, storage and communication I 31 18 12 24 880 570 1190
Finance and business J&K 50 31 22 40 620 440 790
  Financial intermediation J 15 * * * * * *
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 35 21 14 28 580 380 770
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 55 31 22 39 1470 1080 1860
Education M 44 24 17 32 870 610 1130
Health and social work N 71 40 30 50 1110 840 1370
Other community, social and personal service activities O 18 * * * * * *
Other P&Q 1 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 1 * * * * * *
Missing   1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   357 206 184 228 680 610 750
Other job caused illness#   51 30 21 39 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   408 237 213 260 780 700 860

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.

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