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Table MSDOCC6 - 2004/05

Estimated days (full-day equivalent) off work and associated average days lost per worker due to self-reported musculoskeletal disorders caused or made worse by the current or most recent job, by occupational major group, 2004/05, 2003/04 and 2001/02

Occupation description + Major group Illness ascribed to the current or most recent job
Sample cases # Days lost (thousands) Average days lost per worker
central 95% C.I. central 95% C.I.
lower upper lower upper
Managers and senior officials 1 40 765 346 1185 0.19 0.086 0.29
Professional occupations 2 24 81 32 131 0.027 0.010 0.043
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 82 1713 1001 2424 0.51 0.30 0.73
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 35 800 291 1309 0.31 0.11 0.50
Skilled trades occupations 5 92 1906 1216 2595 0.62 0.40 0.84
Personal service occupations 6 68 1067 542 1592 0.70 0.36 1.0
Sales and customer service occupations 7 31 626 182 1070 0.46 0.13 0.78
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 62 1552 747 2357 0.80 0.39 1.2
Elementary occupations 9 63 1116 616 1616 0.51 0.28 0.73
All occupations   497 9626 7943 11309 0.42 0.34 0.49

Notes:

  • Definitions and data reliability
  • Figures in italics are estimates based on fewer than 40 sample cases
  • # For people taking time off work
  • + See Appendix 4 in the 'Self-reported work-related illness in 2004/05' (SWI04/05) report for details of Standard Occupational Classification
  • See section 2.9 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.

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Updated 12.05.08