Health and Safety
Executive / Commission
Statistics
Estimated prevalence and rates (%) of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders caused or made worse by work, by age and gender, for people ever employed, 2004/05, 2003/04 and 2001/02
| Gender | Age group | Sample cases | Estimated prevalence (thousands) | Rate per 100 ever employed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| central | 95% C.I. | central | 95% C.I. | |||||
| lower | upper | lower | upper | |||||
| Males | 16 - 24 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 27 | 0.86 | 0.57 | 1.2 |
| 25 - 34 | 109 | 65 | 52 | 77 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.2 | |
| 35 - 44 | 201 | 105 | 91 | 120 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.8 | |
| 45 - 54 | 241 | 123 | 107 | 139 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | |
| 55 - 64 | 289 | 147 | 130 | 165 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | |
| 65 - 74 | 195 | 91 | 78 | 104 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.5 | |
| 75+ | 72 | 32 | 24 | 39 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | |
| Total | 1140 | 584 | 549 | 618 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.0 | |
| Females | 16 - 24 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 0.53 | 0.29 | 0.77 |
| 25 - 34 | 84 | 44 | 34 | 53 | 1.2 | 0.95 | 1.5 | |
| 35 - 44 | 155 | 77 | 65 | 89 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.1 | |
| 45 - 54 | 201 | 98 | 84 | 112 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | |
| 55 - 59 | 125 | 62 | 51 | 73 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.9 | |
| 60 - 74 | 234 | 112 | 97 | 126 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | |
| 75+ | 47 | 23 | 17 | 30 | 1.0 | 0.72 | 1.3 | |
| Total | 866 | 428 | 400 | 457 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | |
| All persons | 16 - 24 | 53 | 33 | 24 | 42 | 0.69 | 0.51 | 0.88 |
| 25 - 34 | 193 | 109 | 93 | 124 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | |
| 35 - 44 | 356 | 182 | 163 | 201 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | |
| 45 - 54 | 442 | 221 | 200 | 242 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | |
| 55 - 59/64 | 414 | 210 | 189 | 230 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | |
| 60/65 - 74 | 429 | 202 | 182 | 222 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | |
| 75+ | 119 | 55 | 45 | 65 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | |
| Total | 2006 | 1012 | 967 | 1057 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 | |