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Table WRIOCC4 - 2004/05

Estimated incidence and rates (%) of self-reported illness caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by occupational major and sub-major group, for people working in the last 12 months, 2004/05, 2003/04 and 2001/02

Occupation description + Major or sub-major group Illness ascribed to their current/most recent job
Sample cases Estimated incidence (thousands) Rate per 100 employed in the last 12 months
central 95% C.I. central 95% C.I.
lower upper lower upper
Managers and senior officials 1 139 71 59 83 1.7 1.4 2.0
Corporate managers 11 113 58 47 69 1.7 1.4 2.0
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services 12 26 13 8 18 1.5 0.89 2.0
Professional occupations 2 138 71 59 84 2.0 1.7 2.3
Science and technology professionals 21 34 17 11 23 1.7 1.1 2.3
Health professionals 22 7 * * * * * *
Teaching and research professionals 23 68 34 26 43 2.4 1.9 3.0
Business and public service professionals 24 29 16 10 22 1.8 1.2 2.5
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 164 87 73 101 2.2 1.8 2.5
Science and technology associate professionals 31 20 10 6 15 2.0 1.1 2.9
Health and social welfare associate professionals 32 65 33 25 41 3.1 2.4 3.9
Protective service occupations 33 17 * * * * * *
Culture, media and sports occupations 34 14 * * * * * *
Business and public service associate professionals 35 48 27 19 35 1.8 1.3 2.4
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 105 54 44 65 1.5 1.2 1.8
Administrative occupations 41 78 41 32 50 1.5 1.2 1.8
Secretarial and related occupations 42 27 14 8 19 1.4 0.90 2.0
Skilled trades occupations 5 94 50 40 61 1.5 1.2 1.9
Skilled agricultural trades 51 13 * * * * * *
Skilled metal and electrical trades 52 30 16 10 22 1.2 0.78 1.7
Skilled construction and building trades 53 35 20 13 26 1.7 1.2 2.3
Textiles, printing and other skilled trades 54 16 * * * * * *
Personal service occupations 6 64 33 25 41 1.5 1.1 1.8
Caring personal service occupations 61 53 27 20 34 1.6 1.1 2.0
Leisure and other personal service occupations 62 11 * * * * * *
Sales and customer service occupations 7 67 35 27 44 1.5 1.1 1.8
Sales occupations 71 54 29 21 37 1.5 1.1 1.9
Customer service occupations 72 13 * * * * * *
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 60 32 24 40 1.5 1.1 1.9
Process, plant and machine operatives 81 23 13 7 18 1.2 0.70 1.7
Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 82 37 19 13 26 1.8 1.2 2.4
Elementary occupations 9 82 43 34 53 1.2 0.97 1.5
Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations 91 32 17 11 24 1.7 1.1 2.3
Elementary administration and service occupations 92 50 26 19 33 1.1 0.76 1.4
All occupations   913 478 446 510 1.6 1.5 1.8

Notes:

  • Definitions and data reliability
  • * Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates
  • Figures in italics are estimates based on fewer than 30 sample cases
  • + See Appendix 4 in the 'Self-reported work-related illness in 2004/05' (SWI04/05) report for details of Standard Occupational Classification
  • See section 2.8 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 made to the Great Britain population estimates following the 2001 Census.

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Updated 12.05.08