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Table WRIIND2 - 2008/09

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported illness caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by industry section, for people working in the last 12 months

Industry description + Section 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
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 26 16 10 22 3380 2090 4680
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 26 16 10 22 3460 2140 4780
Extractive and utility supply C&E 17 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 5 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 12 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 171 105 89 121 3210 2720 3700
Construction F 151 93 78 109 3720 3120 4310
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 247 156 136 176 2680 2340 3020
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 194 122 104 140 2770 2370 3170
  Hotels and restaurants H 53 34 25 44 2400 1750 3050
Transport, storage and communication I 112 74 60 88 3720 3030 4410
Finance and business J&K 220 143 123 163 2750 2380 3130
  Financial intermediation J 54 37 26 47 2830 2020 3640
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 166 107 90 123 2730 2310 3150
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 133 82 67 96 3930 3260 4610
Education M 161 95 80 110 3200 2700 3700
Health and social work N 319 188 167 209 4880 4340 5410
Other community, social and personal service activities O 81 49 37 60 2830 2190 3460
Other P&Q 4 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 2 * * * * * *
  Extra-territorial organisations Q 2 * * * * * *
Missing   1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   1643 1013 961 1064 3330 3170 3500
Other job caused illness#   278 169 149 190 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   1921 1182 1126 1237 3890 3710 4070

Notes:

.. Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

+ Details of Standard Industrial Classification (1992)

The breakdown by industry section for 2008/09 onwards may not be entirely consistent with those of previous years. This is because a new Standard Industrial Classification, SIC2007, has been introduced to replace the existing classification, SIC92. To allow comparisons with earlier years, each class under SIC2007 has been mapped to a section under SIC92, according to the assumed relationship between the two classifications. It is currently assumed that the effect of the changes on the time series is not significant, but further analysis is being undertaken by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

# 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 16.11.09