• 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		377	7291	5909	8672	21.0	17.3	24.6
		mainly affects upper limbs or neck	125	2373	1629	3118	18.1	12.8	23.4
		mainly affects the lower limbs	58	1603	930	2276	26.8	16.6	37.0
		mainly affects the back	194	3315	2363	4266	21.1	15.5	26.6
	Breathing or lung problem		37	487	157	818	13.9	5.1	22.8
	Skin problem		11	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Hearing problem		4	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		231	6367	4965	7769	31.0	24.9	37.0
	Headache and/or eyestrain		13	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Heart disease/attack		35	940	430	1451	40.6	21.8	59.3
	Infectious disease		22	114	34	194	8.9	3.7	14.2
	Other		69	1611	965	2258	30.2	19.6	40.8
	Missing		2	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Total		801	17064	14903	19226	23.5	20.8	26.2
Females	Bone, joint or muscle problem		274	4553	3605	5501	17.3	14.0	20.6
		mainly affects upper limbs or neck	127	2362	1619	3106	18.4	13.1	23.8
		mainly affects the lower limbs	31	608	285	931	19.6	10.4	28.8
		mainly affects the back	116	1583	1090	2075	15.2	10.9	19.4
	Breathing or lung problem		37	299	116	483	13.0	5.9	20.1
	Skin problem		7	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Hearing problem		7	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		333	6436	5336	7537	26.4	22.5	30.3
	Headache and/or eyestrain		24	100	6	195	6.0	0.75	11.1
	Heart disease/attack		8	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Infectious disease		25	158	33	284	11.7	3.4	20.0
	Other		47	1041	552	1530	30.8	18.5	43.2
	Total		762	12701	11150	14253	20.7	18.4	22.9
All persons	Bone, joint or muscle problem		651	11844	10143	13545	19.4	16.8	21.9
		mainly affects upper limbs or neck	252	4736	3684	5788	18.3	14.5	22.0
		mainly affects the lower limbs	89	2211	1465	2957	24.3	17.0	31.7
		mainly affects the back	310	4897	3802	5992	18.7	14.9	22.6
	Breathing or lung problem		74	787	409	1164	13.6	7.5	19.6
	Skin problem		18	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Hearing problem		11	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		564	12803	11014	14593	28.5	25.0	32.0
	Headache and/or eyestrain		37	181	69	292	5.3	2.3	8.4
	Heart disease/attack		43	985	473	1496	33.7	18.4	49.0
	Infectious disease		47	272	123	421	10.4	5.4	15.4
	Other		116	2652	1842	3463	30.4	22.4	38.5
	Missing		2	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Total		1563	29766	27079	32452	22.2	20.4	24.0

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.