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Table STROCC2 - 2007/08

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported stress, depression or anxiety caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by occupational major and sub-major group, for people working in the last 12 months

Occupation description + Major or sub-major group 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
Managers and senior officials 1 108 65 51 78 1420 1130 1710
Corporate managers 11 97 59 46 71 1610 1260 1970
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services 12 11 * * * * * *
Professional occupations 2 129 73 60 86 1880 1550 2200
Science and technology professionals 21 17 * * * * * *
Health professionals 22 12 * * * * * *
Teaching and research professionals 23 63 35 27 44 2450 1850 3060
Business and public service professionals 24 37 21 14 28 2050 1390 2710
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 141 80 67 93 1820 1520 2120
Science and technology associate professionals 31 7 * * * * * *
Health and social welfare associate professionals 32 60 34 25 42 2960 2210 3700
Protective service occupations 33 15 * * * * * *
Culture, media and sports occupations 34 8 * * * * * *
Business and public service associate professionals 35 51 29 21 37 1690 1230 2160
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 82 47 37 58 1370 1070 1670
Administrative occupations 41 66 38 29 47 1430 1090 1780
Secretarial and related occupations 42 16 * * * * * *
Skilled trades occupations 5 29 18 11 24 540 340 730
Skilled agricultural trades 51 1 * * * * * *
Skilled metal and electrical trades 52 15 * * * * * *
Skilled construction and building trades 53 6 * * * * * *
Textiles, printing and other skilled trades 54 7 * * * * * *
Personal service occupations 6 54 31 22 39 1270 930 1610
Caring personal service occupations 61 43 25 17 32 1310 910 1700
Leisure and other personal service occupations 62 11 * * * * * *
Sales and customer service occupations 7 31 18 11 24 750 480 1020
Sales occupations 71 21 12 7 17 620 350 890
Customer service occupations 72 10 * * * * * *
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 23 14 8 20 650 380 920
Process, plant and machine operatives 81 9 * * * * * *
Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 82 14 * * * * * *
Elementary occupations 9 32 19 12 26 510 330 690
Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations 91 9 * * * * * *
Elementary administration and service occupations 92 23 14 8 19 510 300 720
Missing   1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All occupations (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 Occupational Classification (2000)

# 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 15.09.09