• 2004/2005
• 2003/2004
• 2001/2002

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 - 34	44	26	18	34	0.44	0.31	0.58
	35 - 44	59	30	22	38	0.71	0.53	0.90
	45 - 54	88	45	35	54	1.2	0.98	1.5
	55 - 64	109	56	45	66	1.7	1.4	2.0
	65+	87	40	31	48	1.0	0.81	1.3
	Total	387	197	177	216	0.94	0.85	1.0
Females	16 - 34	39	21	14	28	0.35	0.24	0.46
	35 - 44	62	30	23	38	0.70	0.53	0.88
	45 - 54	85	41	32	50	1.1	0.88	1.4
	55 - 59	63	31	24	39	1.7	1.3	2.1
	60+	112	54	44	64	0.86	0.70	1.0
	Total	361	178	160	197	0.81	0.72	0.89
All persons	16 - 34	83	47	37	57	0.40	0.31	0.48
	35 - 44	121	61	50	72	0.71	0.58	0.84
	45 - 54	173	86	73	99	1.2	1.0	1.4
	55 - 59/64	172	87	74	100	1.7	1.4	1.9
	60/65+	199	94	81	107	0.93	0.80	1.1
	Total	748	375	347	402	0.87	0.81	0.94

 

Notes:

• Definitions and data reliability
• 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.