SWI 05/06 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
2005/06	Musculoskeletal disorders		350	190	170	210
		mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck	162	86	72	99
		mainly affecting the lower limbs	60	34	26	43
		mainly affecting the back	128	70	58	82
	Breathing or lung problems		45	23	16	30
	Skin problems		19	*	*	*
	Hearing problems		14	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		357	195	174	216
	Headache and/or eyestrain		18	*	*	*
	Heart disease/attacks, other circulatory system		28	15	9	20
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		35	20	13	26
	Other types of complaint		91	50	40	61
	Missing		1	..	..	..
	All illnesses		958	523	489	557
Estimated incidence rate per 100 000 employed in the last 12 months
2005/06	Musculoskeletal disorders		312	580	520	650
		mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck	146	270	220	310
		mainly affecting the lower limbs	50	100	72	130
		mainly affecting the back	116	220	180	260
	Breathing or lung problems		31	57	36	78
	Skin problems		19	*	*	*
	Hearing problems		8	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		350	660	590	730
	Headache and/or eyestrain		18	*	*	*
	Heart disease/attacks, other circulatory system		23	42	24	60
	Infectious disease (virus, bacteria)		33	62	41	84
	Other types of complaint		77	150	110	180
	Missing		1	..	..	..
	All illnesses		872	1600	1500	1800

.. 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.