Table BACKOCC2 - 2004/05

Estimated prevalence and rates (%) of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders mainly affecting the back caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by occupational major group, for people working in the last 12 months, 2004/05, 2003/04 and 2001/02

2004/05
2003/04
2001/02

Occupation description +	Major group	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.
			central	lower	upper	central	lower	upper
Managers and senior officials	1	47	24	17	31	0.56	0.40	0.72
Professional occupations	2	31	16	10	22	0.45	0.29	0.61
Associate professional and technical occupations	3	71	39	30	48	0.98	0.75	1.2
Administrative and secretarial occupations	4	20	10	6	15	*0.28*	0.16	0.40
Skilled trades occupations	5	73	40	30	49	1.2	0.93	1.5
Personal service occupations	6	40	21	14	27	0.92	0.63	1.2
Sales and customer service occupations	7	23	12	7	18	*0.51*	0.29	0.73
Process, plant and machine operatives	8	37	18	12	24	0.87	0.59	1.1
Elementary occupations	9	46	24	17	31	0.70	0.49	0.90
All occupations		388	205	184	226	0.70	0.63	0.78

Notes:

Definitions and data reliability
* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates
Figures in italics are estimates based on fewer than 30 sample cases
+ See Appendix 4 in the 'Self-reported work-related illness in 2004/05' (SWI04/05) report for details of Standard Occupational Classification
See section 2.7 and Appendix 3.2 in the 'Self-reported work-related illness in 2004/05' (SWI04/05) report for more details on prevalence estimates and rates.
The estimates in this table take account of revisions made to the Great Britain population estimates following the 2001 Census.