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Table WRIIND4 - 2006/07

Estimated incidence and rates of self-reported illness caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by industry section, for people working in the last 12 months.

Industry description + Section Illness ascribed to their current/most recent job
Sample cases Estimated incidence (thousands) Rate per 100 000 employed in the last 12 months
central 95% C.I. central 95% C.I.
lower upper lower upper
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 14 * * * * * *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 12 * * * * * *
  Fishing B 2 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 17 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 6 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 11 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 108 60 48 71 1610 1300 1910
Construction F 57 33 24 42 1420 1050 1790
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 139 80 66 93 1400 1170 1640
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 116 66 54 78 1530 1250 1810
  Hotels and restaurants H 23 13 8 19 990 580 1400
Transport, storage and communication I 57 33 25 42 1690 1250 2140
Finance and business J&K 141 79 66 93 1670 1390 1950
  Financial intermediation J 39 21 14 28 1660 1130 2180
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 102 58 47 70 1680 1350 2010
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 96 52 41 62 2580 2050 3100
Education M 103 57 45 69 2130 1700 2550
Health and social work N 191 104 89 119 2950 2530 3370
Other community, social and personal service activities O 65 37 28 47 2220 1670 2770
Other P&Q 5 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 5 * * * * * *
Workplace outside UK   1 * * * * * *
Missing   1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   995 557 521 592 1910 1780 2030
Other job caused or made illness worse#   98 55 44 66 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   1093 612 575 649 2090 1970 2220

Notes:

.. Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

+ Details of Standard Industrial Classification (1992)

# Includes those who did not answer the question identifying the job to which their illness was ascribed and those who said their illness was ascribed to a job other than their current or most recent in the last 12 months.

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