• 2004/05
• 2003/04
• 2001/02

Gender	Type of complaint		Sample cases #	Days lost (thousands)			Average days lost per case+
				central	95% C.I.		central	95% C.I.
					lower	upper		lower	upper
Males	Bone, joint or muscle problem		418	7976	6606	9345	23.4	19.8	27.0
		mainly affects upper limbs or neck	116	2494	1752	3235	23.2	16.9	29.4
		mainly affects the lower limbs	75	1815	1126	2503	27.0	17.9	36.1
		mainly affects the back	227	3667	2743	4592	22.1	17.1	27.2
	Breathing or lung problem		53	922	476	1368	26.2	14.8	37.7
	Skin problem		19	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Hearing problem		5	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		257	5858	4654	7061	28.9	23.7	34.2
	Headache and/or eyestrain		27	113	42	184	4.8	2.2	7.5
	Heart disease/attack		41	1526	854	2199	52.5	33.6	71.4
	Infectious disease		23	141	40	241	11.1	4.4	17.9
	Other		84	1437	862	2012	20.6	13.1	28.2
	Missing		1	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Total		928	18157	16079	20236	24.2	21.7	26.7
Females	Bone, joint or muscle problem		312	3834	3047	4622	14.2	11.5	16.9
		mainly affects upper limbs or neck	122	1453	976	1930	12.7	8.8	16.6
		mainly affects the lower limbs	37	577	249	905	19.6	9.6	29.7
		mainly affects the back	153	1804	1270	2338	14.2	10.4	18.1
	Breathing or lung problem		33	207	107	307	9.9	6.1	13.7
	Skin problem		11	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Hearing problem		1	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		380	7061	5891	8231	29.1	25.0	33.3
	Headache and/or eyestrain		25	71	24	119	3.0	1.2	4.9
	Heart disease/attack		12	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Infectious disease		34	336	101	571	19.1	7.1	31.1
	Other		66	1595	941	2249	36.0	23.1	48.9
	Missing		2	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Total		876	13595	11988	15201	21.2	19.0	23.5
All persons	Bone, joint or muscle problem		730	11810	10231	13389	19.3	17.0	21.7
		mainly affects upper limbs or neck	238	3947	3065	4829	17.8	14.1	21.4
		mainly affects the lower limbs	112	2392	1629	3154	24.8	17.7	31.8
		mainly affects the back	380	5471	4404	6539	18.7	15.4	22.0
	Breathing or lung problem		86	1129	672	1587	20.2	12.8	27.6
	Skin problem		30	232	96	367	8.2	3.9	12.5
	Hearing problem		6	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		637	12919	11235	14603	29.0	25.7	32.3
	Headache and/or eyestrain		52	184	99	270	3.9	2.3	5.6
	Heart disease/attack		53	1802	1084	2520	47.9	32.0	63.9
	Infectious disease		57	477	221	733	15.8	8.2	23.4
	Other		150	3032	2162	3903	26.6	19.7	33.5
	Missing		3	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Total		1804	31752	29121	34383	22.8	21.1	24.5

Notes:

• .. Not applicable.
• * Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates
• Figures in italics are estimates based on fewer than 40 sample cases
• # For people taking time off work.
• + "case" refers to persons suffering from a particular type of work-related illness.
• See section 2.9 and Appendix 3.2 in the 'Self-reported work-related illness in 2004/05' (SWI04/05) report for more details on days lost calculations.
• The estimates in this table take account of revisions made to the Great Britain population estimates following the 2001 Census.