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Table SWIT6W12SIG

Comparison of estimated 2001/02, 2003/04-2008/09 incidence rates of self-reported illness caused or made worse by work, by type of complaint, for people who worked in the last 12 months

Type of complaint Whether 2008/09 rates statistically significantly higher/lower than
2007/08 2006/07 2005/06 2004/05 2003/04 2001/02
Musculoskeletal disorders No Lower No No No Lower
  mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck No Lower No No No No
  mainly affecting the lower limbs No No No No No Lower
  mainly affecting the back No Lower No No No Lower
Breathing or lung problems No# No# No# No# No# Lower#
Skin problems * * * * * *
Hearing problems * * * * * *
Stress, depression or anxiety No No Higher No No No
Headache and/or eyestrain * * * * * *
Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system * No# No# No# No# No
Infectious disease (virus, bacteria) No No Higher Higher Higher No
Other types of complaint No No No No No No
All illnesses No Lower Higher No No Lower

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

# At least one of rates based on fewer than 30 sample cases.

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Updated 17.09.09