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Table MSDIND4 - 2007/08

Estimated incidence and rates of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders 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 6 * * * * * *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 6 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 1 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 1 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 47 27 19 34 720 510 920
Construction F 30 18 11 24 730 470 1000
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 39 23 15 30 380 260 500
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 32 18 12 25 410 260 550
  Hotels and restaurants H 7 * * * * * *
Transport, storage and communication I 24 14 8 19 670 400 940
Finance and business J&K 34 19 13 26 390 260 520
  Financial intermediation J 10 * * * * * *
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 24 14 8 20 380 230 540
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 20 12 7 17 560 310 810
Education M 18 * * * * * *
Health and social work N 47 27 19 35 740 530 960
Other community, social and personal service activities O 17 * * * * * *
Other P&Q 2 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 2 * * * * * *
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   285 164 144 183 540 480 600
Other job caused illness#   26 15 9 20 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   311 178 158 198 590 520 660

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.

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