SWI 04/05 Table 6

Comparison of estimated 2001/02, 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 incidence and rates of self-reported illness caused or made worse by work, by type of illness

Year	Type of complaint		Sample cases	Central estimate	95% C.I.
Year	Type of complaint		Sample cases	Central estimate	lower	upper
Estimated incidence (thousands) for people ever employed
2004/05	Musculoskeletal disorders		397	206	185	227
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	179	93	79	108
		mainly affects the lower limbs	67	33	25	41
		mainly affects the back	151	80	67	93
	Breathing or lung problem		39	19	13	26
	Skin problem		20	10	6	15
	Hearing problem		12	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		468	245	222	268
	Headache and/or eyestrain		20	11	6	16
	Heart disease/attacks, other circulatory system		27	13	8	18
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		41	22	15	29
	Other type of complaint		82	42	33	52
	Missing		1	..	..	..
	All illnesses		1107	576	541	610
Estimated incidence rate per 100 000 employed in the last 12 months
2004/05	Musculoskeletal disorders		359	650	580	710
		mainly affects the upper limbs or neck	161	290	250	340
		mainly affects the lower limbs	56	96	71	120
		mainly affects the back	142	260	210	300
	Breathing or lung problem		30	53	34	73
	Skin problem		18	*	*	*
	Hearing problem		6	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		458	820	750	900
	Headache and/or eyestrain		20	37	21	53
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		23	40	23	56
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		40	74	51	98
	Other type of complaint		72	130	99	160
	All illnesses		1026	1800	1700	2000

.. Not applicable
* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates
Figures in italics are estimates based on fewer than 30 sample cases
95% C.I.: 95% confidence interval, the range within which we are 95% confident that the true value lies in the absence of bias.
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 are based on self-reported work-related illness from the Labour Force Surveys in 2001/02, 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 and take account of revisions made to the Great Britain population estimates following the 2001 Census.
See www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/swi/tables/0405/datareliability.htm for useful definitions and details of data reliability.