Health and Safety
Executive / Commission
Statistics
Estimated prevalence and rates (%) of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders mainly affecting the back caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by industry section, for people working in the last 12 months, 2004/05, 2003/04 and 2001/02
| Industry description + | Section | Illness ascribed to their current/most recent job | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample cases | Estimated prevalence (thousands) | Rate per 100 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 | 8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Agriculture, hunting and forestry | A | 8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Extractive and utility supply | C&E | 4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Mining and quarrying | C | 1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Electricity, gas and water supply | E | 3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Manufacturing | D | 54 | 28 | 20 | 35 | 0.72 | 0.53 | 0.92 | |
| Construction | F | 49 | 26 | 19 | 34 | 1.2 | 0.83 | 1.5 | |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods | G | 39 | 20 | 14 | 27 | 0.44 | 0.30 | 0.59 | |
| Hotels and restaurants | H | 9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Transport, storage and communication | I | 40 | 20 | 14 | 26 | 1.0 | 0.71 | 1.3 | |
| Financial intermediation | J | 12 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Real estate, renting and business activities | K | 29 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 0.51 | 0.32 | 0.71 | |
| Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | L | 21 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 0.52 | 0.29 | 0.74 | |
| Education | M | 25 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 0.48 | 0.29 | 0.68 | |
| Health and social work | N | 77 | 40 | 31 | 49 | 1.2 | 0.89 | 1.4 | |
| Other community, social and personal service activities | O | 19 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Other | P&Q | 2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Private households with employed persons | P | 2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| All industries | 388 | 205 | 184 | 226 | 0.70 | 0.63 | 0.78 | ||