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Table MSDOCC6SIG

Comparison of estimated  2004/05 and 2005/06 days lost per worker due to self-reported musculoskeletal disorders caused or made worse by the current or most recent job, by occupation, for people working in the last 12 months.

Occupation description Major group Whether rates statistically significantly higher/lower than average across all occupations Whether 2005/06 rates statistically significantly higher/lower than
2005/06 2004/05 2001/02
Managers and senior officials 1 Lower Lower No
Professional occupations 2 Lower# Higher# No#
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 No No No
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 Lower# No# No#
Skilled trades occupations 5 Higher No No
Personal service occupations 6 No# Lower# No#
Sales and customer service occupations 7 Lower# No# No#
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 Higher No No
Elementary occupations 9 Higher No No
All occupations   .. No Lower

Notes:

..  Not applicable

*  Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

#  Rates based on fewer than 40 sample cases.