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Table ULNOCC2 - 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 occupational major group, for people working in the last 12 months

Occupation description + 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 44 23 16 30 510 360 670
Professional occupations 2 30 18 11 24 460 290 620
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 57 34 25 43 780 570 980
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 35 19 13 26 560 370 740
Skilled trades occupations 5 47 27 19 34 810 570 1050
Personal service occupations 6 15 * * * * * *
Sales and customer service occupations 7 17 * * * * * *
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 31 17 11 23 800 510 1080
Elementary occupations 9 29 17 11 23 460 290 630
All occupations (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   305 173 153 193 570 510 640
Other job caused illness#   72 40 31 49 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   377 213 191 235 700 630 780

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