Table WRIAGE2 - 2004/05

Estimated incidence and rates (%) of self-reported illness caused or made worse by work, by age and gender, 2004/05, 2003/04 and 2001/02

Gender	Age group	Sample cases	Central estimate	95% C.I.
Gender	Age group	Sample cases	Central estimate	lower	upper
Estimated incidence (thousands) for people ever employed
Males	16 - 24	29	17	11	24
	25 - 34	96	58	46	70
	35 - 44	136	72	60	85
	45 - 54	131	68	56	79
	55+	132	65	54	76
	Total	524	280	256	305
Females	16 - 24	50	29	21	38
	25 - 34	107	57	46	67
	35 - 44	172	85	73	98
	45 - 54	166	81	68	93
	55+	88	43	34	52
	Total	583	295	271	319
All persons	16 - 24	79	47	36	57
	25 - 34	203	114	98	131
	35 - 44	308	158	140	176
	45 - 54	297	148	131	166
	55+	220	108	94	123
	Total	1107	576	541	610
Estimated incidence rate per 100 employed in the last 12 months
Males	16 - 24	29	*0.79*	0.50	1.1
	25 - 34	91	1.6	1.3	2.0
	35 - 44	133	1.8	1.5	2.1
	45 - 54	126	2.0	1.6	2.4
	55+	90	1.7	1.3	2.0
	Total	469	1.6	1.5	1.8
Females	16 - 24	48	1.3	0.95	1.7
	25 - 34	103	1.8	1.5	2.2
	35 - 44	171	2.4	2.1	2.8
	45 - 54	163	2.7	2.3	3.1
	55+	72	1.7	1.3	2.1
	Total	557	2.1	1.9	2.2
All persons	16 - 24	77	1.1	0.82	1.3
	25 - 34	194	1.7	1.5	2.0
	35 - 44	304	2.1	1.9	2.3
	45 - 54	289	2.3	2.1	2.6
	55+	162	1.7	1.4	2.0
	Total	1026	1.8	1.7	2.0

Notes:

Definitions and data reliability
Figures in italics are estimates based on fewer than 30 sample cases
See section 2.8 and Appendix 3.2 in the 'Self-reported work-related illness in 2004/05' (SWI04/05) report for more details on incidence estimates and rates.
The estimates in this table take account of revisions to the Great Britain population estimates following the 2001 Census.