Table MSDIND5

Estimated days (full-day equivalent) off work in 2004/05 due to self-reported musculoskeletal disorders caused or made worse by work, by industry section

Industry description +		Section	Illness ascribed to any job
			Sample cases #	Days lost (thousands)
				central	95% C.I.
				central	lower	upper
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing		A&B	12	*	*	*
	Agriculture, hunting and forestry	A	11	*	*	*
	Fishing	B	1	*	*	*
Extractive and utility supply		C&E	11	*	*	*
	Mining and quarrying	C	4	*	*	*
	Electricity, gas and water supply	E	7	*	*	*
Manufacturing		D	102	1960	1258	2663
Construction		F	67	1367	801	1933
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods		G	78	1477	784	2170
Hotels and restaurants		H	15	*	*	*
Transport, storage and communication		I	52	1261	640	1883
Financial intermediation		J	15	*	*	*
Real estate, renting and business activities		K	31	*488*	1	975
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security		L	41	1108	474	1742
Education		M	36	*284*	44	524
Health and social work		N	109	1566	973	2159
Other community, social and personal service activities		O	28	*493*	184	802
Other		P&Q	5	*	*	*
	Private households with employed persons	P	5	*	*	*
Missing/unknown			5	..	..	..
All industries			607	11602	9761	13444

Notes:

Definitions and data reliability
.. 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
+ See Appendix 5 in the 'Self-reported work-related illness in 2004/05' (SWI04/05) report for details of Standard Industrial Classification
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.