Table BACKAGE1E - 2001/02

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders mainly affecting the back caused or made worse by work, by age and gender, for people ever employed.

Gender	Age group	Sample cases	Estimated prevalence (thousands)			Rate per 100 000 ever employed
			central	95% C.I.		central	95% C.I.
			central	lower	upper	central	lower	upper
Males	16 - 34	106	55	45	66	910	740	1090
	35 - 44	152	70	59	81	1680	1410	1950
	45 - 54	130	61	50	71	1660	1370	1940
	55 - 64	132	60	50	71	1990	1650	2330
	65+	92	39	31	47	1040	830	1250
	Total	612	285	263	308	1380	1270	1490
Females	16 - 34	88	42	33	51	680	540	830
	35 - 44	103	45	37	54	1070	860	1280
	45 - 54	129	56	47	66	1530	1260	1790
	55 - 59	62	28	21	35	1640	1240	2050
	60+	117	50	41	59	800	660	950
	Total	499	222	202	242	1010	920	1100
All persons	16 - 34	194	98	84	112	800	680	910
	35 - 44	255	115	101	130	1370	1200	1540
	45 - 54	259	117	103	131	1590	1400	1790
	55 - 59/64	194	88	76	101	1860	1600	2130
	60/65+	209	89	76	101	890	770	1020
	Total	1111	507	477	538	1190	1120	1260

Notes:

Definitions and data reliability

The estimates in this table take account of revisions made to the Great Britain population estimates following the 2001 Census.