Health and Safety Executive

Table STRIND4_3YRSIG

Comparison of averaged estimated incidence rates of self-reported stress, depression or anxiety caused or made worse by the current or most recent job, by industry, for people working in the last 12 months, averaged 2005/06-2007/08

Industry description Section, division, group or class Whether rates statistically significantly higher/lower than average across all industries
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A *
Extractive and utility supply C&E *
  Mining and quarrying C *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E *
Manufacturing D Lower
Construction F Lower#
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H Lower
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles,
motorcycles and personal and household goods
G Lower
    Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automative fuel 50 No#
    Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51 *
    Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles: repair of personal and household goods 52 Lower
      Retail trade 52.1-6 Lower
  Hotels and restaurants H Lower
Transport, storage and communication I No
    Land transport; transport via pipelines 60 No#
    Water transport 61 *
    Air transport 62 *
    Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies 63 No#
    Post and telecommunications 64 No#
Finance and business J&K No
  Financial intermediation J No
  Real estate, renting and business activities K No
    Real estate activities 70 No#
    Renting of machinery and equipment without operator and of personal and household goods 71 *
    Computer and related activities 72 No#
    Research and development 73 *
    Other business activities 74 Lower
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L Higher
      Administration of the State and the economic and social policy of the community 75.1 Higher
        General (overall) public service activities 75.11 Higher
        Regulation of activities of agencies that provide health care, education, cultural services and other social services excluding social security 75.12 Higher
        Regulation of and contribution to more efficient operation of business 75.13 *
        Supporting service activities for the Government as a whole 75.14 *
      Defence, justice, law, fire, foreign affairs etc 75.2 Higher
      Compulsory Social Security activities 75.3 *
Education M Higher
      Primary education 80.1 No
        Primary education, state, maintained 80.1 (state maintained) Higher
        Primary education, private, non-maintained 80.1 (private) *
      Secondary education 80.2 Higher
      Higher education 80.3 No#
        Sub-degree level higher education 80.301 *
        First-degree and post-graduate level higher education 80.302&3 No#
      Adult and other education 80.4 *
Health and social work N Higher
      Human health activities 85.1 Higher
      Veterinary activities 85.2 *
      Social work activities 85.3 Higher
        Social work activities with accommodation 85.31 Higher
        Social work activities without accommodation 85.32 Higher
Other community, social and personal service activities O No
Other P&Q *
  Private households with employed persons P *

Notes:

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates

# Rate based on fewer than 30 sample cases


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