Type of complaint	Rates per 100 ever employed									Total prevalence (thousands)
	Males			Females			All persons
	16-44	45-64	Significant difference	16-44	45-64	Significant difference	16-44	45-64	Significant difference	16-44	45-59(F)/64(M)
Stress, depression or anxiety	0.60	1.2	+	0.65	1.3	+	0.63	1.2	+	132	139
	(0.39, 0.81)	(0.39, 0.81)		(0.46, 0.85)	(0.89, 1.7)		(0.48, 0.77)	(0.97, 1.5)
Stress ascribed illness	0.50	1.2	+	0.50	0.71		0.50	0.98	+	105	111
	(0.32, 0.68)	(0.85, 1.5)		(0.33, 0.67)	(0.42, 0.99)		(0.37, 0.62)	(0.74, 1.2)
Deafness, tinnitus or other ear conditions	0.14	1.2 +	+	0.026	0.12		0.083	0.70	+	17	80
	(0.046, 0.23)	(0.81, 1.5)		(0, 0.062)	(0, 0.25)		0.033, 0.13)	0.033, 0.13)
Lower respiratory diseases	0.45	0.91	+	0.14	0.42	+	0.30	0.69	+	63	79
	(0.26, 0.64)	(0.59, 1.2)		(0.041, 0.24)	(0.18, 0.66)		(0.19, 0.41)	(0.48, 0.91)
Skin disease	0.20	0.22		0.18	0.080		0.19	0.16		40	18
	(0.085, 0.32)	(0.062, 0.38)		(0.060, 0.29)	(0, 0.19)		(0.11, 0.27)	(0.057, 0.26)
Musculoskeletal disorders	2.6	4.8	+	1.9	4.3	+	2.2	4.6	+	470	521
	(2.2, 3.0)	(4.1, 5.5)		(1.5, 2.2)	(3.6, 5.1)		(2.0, 2.5)	(4.1, 5.1)
Musculoskeletal disorders affecting the back	1.8	2.6	+	1.0	2.1	+	1.4	2.4	+ 2	298	271
	(1.4, 2.1)	(2.1, 3.1)		(0.79, 1.3)	(1.6, 2.6)		(1.2, 1.6)	(2.0, 2.8)
Musculoskeletal disorders affecting the upper limbs or neck	0.79	1.9	+	0.86	2.7	+	0.82	2.2	+	174	253
	(0.55, 1.0)	(1.4, 2.3)		(0.63, 1.1)	(2.1, 3.2)		(0.66, 0.99)	(1.9, 2.6)
Musculoskeletal disorders affecting the lower limbs	0.36	1.1	+	0.12	0.53	+	0.24	0.84	+	52	96
	(0.20, 0.52)	(0.75, 1.5)		(0.037, 0.21)	(0.26, 0.79)		(0.15, 0.34)	(0.61, 1.1)
All illnesses*	4.3	8.5	+	3.3	6.8	+	3.8	7.7	+	805	875
	(3.8, 4.8)	(7.5, 9.4)		(2.9, 3.8)	(5.9, 7.7)		(3.5, 4.2)	(7.1, 8.4)

Source: SWI95

Notes:

In the significant difference column, +/- indicates that the older working age group rate is statistically significantly above/below the younger working age group rate (p<0.05).

Figures in parentheses are upper and lower 95% confidence intervals for each prevalence rate.

Figures in italics are estimates based on fewer than 30 sample cases.

Refer to commentary for further information regarding this data source.

* Includes other types of complaints for which sample numbers are too small to provide reliable estimates.

The method of calculating confidence intervals can produce a negative lower confidence limit for estimates based on very few sample cases. These have been set to zero.

† Includes economically inactive and retired, but of working age.