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Table ULNIND2_3YR - Averaged 2005/06-2007/08

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by industry, 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.

Industry description + Section, division, group or class^ 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
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 10 * * * * * *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 8 * * * * * *
  Fishing B 2 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 10 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 2 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 8 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 177 32 27 37 860 730 980
Construction F 98 18 15 22 780 620 940
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 134 25 21 29 430 360 510
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 114 21 17 25 480 390 570
    Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automative fuel 50 19 * * * * * *
    Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51 20 4 2 6 550 310 800
    Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles: repair of personal and household goods 52 75 14 11 17 440 340 550
      Retail trade 52.1-6 75 14 11 17 450 350 560
  Hotels and restaurants H 20 4 2 5 270 150 390
Transport, storage and communication I 63 12 9 15 580 440 730
Finance and business J&K 141 27 22 31 560 460 650
  Financial intermediation J 37 7 5 9 540 360 720
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 104 20 16 24 570 450 680
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 82 15 12 18 730 570 890
      Administration of the State and the economic and social policy of the community 75.1 49 9 6 11 750 540 960
      Defence, justice, law, fire, foreign affairs etc 75.2 25 5 3 7 590 360 820
      Compulsory Social Security activities 75.3 8 * * * * * *
Education M 76 13 10 16 490 380 600
      Primary education 80.1 9 * * * * * *
      Secondary education 80.2 36 6 4 8 650 430 860
      Higher education 80.3 27 5 3 7 890 540 1230
        Sub-degree level higher education 80.301 4 * * * * * *
        First-degree and post-graduate level higher education 80.302&3 23 4 2 6 920 530 1310
      Adult and other eduction 80.4 4 * * * * * *
Health and social work N 141 25 21 29 690 570 800
      Human health activities 85.1 94 17 13 20 800 630 960
      Veterinary activiies 85.2 2 * * * * * *
      Social work activities 85.3 45 8 5 10 530 370 690
        Social work activities with accommodation 85.31 16 * * * * * *
        Social work activities without accommodation 85.32 29 5 3 7 480 300 660
Other community, social and personal service activities O 76 14 11 18 860 660 1050
    Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and similar activities 90 9 * * * * * *
    Activities of membership organisations not elsewhere classified 91 3 * * * * * *
    Recreational, cultural and sporting activities 92 39 8 5 10 840 560 1120
    Other service activities 93 25 5 3 6 1150 690 1600
Other P&Q 2 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 2 * * * * * *
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   1010 185 173 197 620 590 660
Other job caused illness#   247 45 39 50 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   1257 230 216 243 780 730 820

Notes:

.. Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

+ Details of Standard Industrial Classification (1992)

^Within industry sections, some divisional, group and class 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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