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Table STROCC2_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 occupation, 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.

Occupation description + Major, sub-major, minor or unit group^ Illness ascribed to their current/most recent job
Sample cases Averaged 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
Managers and senior officials 1 350 66 58 73 1490 1320 1660
Corporate managers 11 292 55 48 62 1560 1360 1750
  Corporate Managers and senior officials 111 13 * * * * * *
  Production managers 112 35 6 4 8 980 660 1310
  Functional managers 113 112 22 17 26 1600 1280 1930
  Quality and customer care managers 114 12 * * * * * *
  Financial institution and office managers 115 36 7 4 9 1530 1030 2040
    Financial institution managers 1151 20 4 2 5 2290 1280 3290
    Office managers 1152 16 * * * * * *
  Managers in distribution, storage and retailing 116 46 9 6 11 1570 1100 2050
  Protective service officers 117 7 * * * * * *
  Health and social services managers 118 31 5 3 7 2630 1680 3580
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services 12 58 11 8 14 1230 910 1550
Professional occupations 2 361 66 59 73 1730 1550 1910
Science and technology professionals 21 52 10 7 12 920 670 1170
Health professionals 22 26 5 3 7 1460 860 2060
Teaching and research professionals 23 202 36 31 42 2530 2170 2890
  Teaching professionals 231 198 36 30 41 2630 2260 3010
  Research professionals 232 4 * * * * * *
Business and public service professionals 24 81 15 12 18 1520 1180 1860
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 374 69 62 76 1640 1470 1810
Science and technology associate professionals 31 24 4 3 6 850 510 1190
Health and social welfare associate professionals 32 143 26 22 30 2340 1950 2720
  Health associate professionals 321 75 13 10 16 1910 1470 2340
  Therapists 322 20 4 2 5 2500 1400 3590
  Social welfare associate professionals 323 48 9 6 12 3350 2410 4280
    Youth and community workers 3231 21 4 2 5 3960 2310 5620
    Housing and welfare officers 3232 27 5 3 7 3000 1870 4130
Protective service occupations 33 43 8 5 10 2280 1580 2980
Culture, media and sports occupations 34 26 6 3 8 860 520 1200
Business and public service associate professionals 35 138 25 21 30 1590 1320 1860
  Transport associate professionals 351 7 * * * * * *
  Legal associate professionals 352 3 * * * * * *
  Business and finance associate professionals 353 39 7 5 9 1350 930 1780
  Sales and related associate professionals 354 24 5 3 6 1020 610 1440
  Conservation associate professionals 355 3 * * * * * *
  Public service and other associate professionals 356 62 11 8 14 2370 1770 2970
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 232 43 37 48 1220 1060 1380
Administrative occupations 41 183 33 28 38 1250 1060 1430
  Administrative occupations: government and related organisations 411 53 10 7 12 1830 1330 2320
  Administrative occupations: finance 412 52 9 7 12 1140 820 1460
  Administrative occupations: records 413 30 5 4 7 960 620 1310
  Administrative occupations: communications 414 6 * * * * * *
  Administrative occupations: general 415 42 8 5 10 1130 780 1470
Secretarial and related occupations 42 49 9 7 12 1130 810 1450
Skilled trades occupations 5 99 19 15 23 600 480 720
Skilled agricultural trades 51 6 * * * * * *
Skilled metal and electrical trades 52 47 9 6 12 750 530 970
Skilled construction and building trades 53 25 5 3 7 400 240 560
Textiles, printing and other skilled trades 54 21 4 2 6 830 450 1200
Personal service occupations 6 158 29 24 34 1230 1030 1430
Caring personal service occupations 61 128 23 19 27 1270 1050 1500
  Healthcare and related personal services 611 97 18 14 21 1780 1420 2140
  Childcare and related personal services 612 30 5 3 7 690 440 940
  Animal care services 613 1 * * * * * *
Leisure and other personal service occupations 62 30 6 4 8 1090 670 1510
Sales and customer service occupations 7 102 20 16 23 830 660 990
Sales occupations 71 64 12 9 15 620 460 770
  Sales assistants and retail cashiers 711 55 10 8 13 610 440 770
  Sales related occupations 712 9 * * * * * *
Customer service occupations 72 38 8 5 10 1840 1250 2430
    Call centre agents/operators 7211 5 * * * * * *
    Customer care occupations 7212 33 6 4 9 2120 1390 2850
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 68 13 10 16 610 460 750
Process, plant and machine operatives 81 34 7 4 9 640 420 860
Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 82 34 6 4 9 570 380 770
  Transport drivers and operatives 821 29 6 3 8 590 370 810
  Mobile machine drivers and operatives 822 5 * * * * * *
Elementary occupations 9 119 23 19 27 630 520 750
Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations 91 29 6 4 8 560 350 760
Elementary administration and service occupations 92 90 17 13 21 670 530 800
Missing   1 * * * * * *
All occupations (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 Occupational Classification (2000)

^Within occupation major groups, some sub-major, minor and unit group 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 15.09.09