Table SWIT3W12 - 2007/08

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported illness caused or made worse by work, by type of illness, for people working in the last 12 months

Type of complaint		Sample cases	Estimated prevalence (thousands)			Rate per 100 000 employed in last 12 months
			central	95% C.I.		central	95% C.I.
			central	lower	upper	central	lower	upper
Bone, joint or muscle problem		950	539	504	574	1780	1670	1900
	mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck	377	213	191	235	700	630	780
	mainly affecting the lower limbs	150	86	72	100	280	240	330
	mainly affecting the back	423	241	218	264	800	720	870
Breathing or lung problems		65	36	27	45	120	90	150
Skin problems		33	20	13	27	65	42	88
Hearing problems		38	21	14	28	71	48	94
Stress, depression or anxiety		763	442	410	475	1460	1350	1570
Headache and/or eyestrain		40	26	18	35	87	58	110
Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		47	27	19	35	89	63	110
Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		64	40	30	50	130	100	170
Other type of complaint		184	107	92	123	360	300	410
Missing		3	..	..	..	..	..	..
Total		2187	1261	1206	1316	4170	3990	4350

Notes:

.. Not applicable

95% C.I.: 95% confidence interval, the range within which we are 95% confident that the true value lies in the absence of bias.