Table ULNSIZE1 - 2004/05

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

2004/2005
2003/2004
2001/2002

Number of people in workplace +	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
Self employed on own or with partners but no employees	33	18	11	24	0.64	0.42	0.86

1-24 employees	104	54	44	65	0.59	0.47	0.70
25+ employees	195	101	86	115	0.60	0.51	0.68
Missing	2	..	..	..	..	..	..

1-49 employees	141	74	61	86	0.57	0.48	0.67
50+ employees	158	81	68	94	0.61	0.52	0.71
Missing	2	..	..	..	..	..	..
All persons	334	173	154	192	0.60	0.53	0.66

Notes:

Definitions and data reliability
.. Not applicable
+ Relates to the number of people at their workplace, which is not necessarily the same as the number of people working for the company.
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.