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Table MSDOCC2 - 2007/08

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported musculoskeletal disorders caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by occupational major and sub-major group, for people working in the last 12 months

Occupat'ion description + Major or sub-major group Illness ascribed to their current/most recent job
Sample cases Estimated prevalence (thousands) Rate per 100 000 employed in the last 12 months
central 95% C.I. central 95% C.I.
lower upper lower upper
Managers and senior officials 1 84 46 36 57 1020 800 1240
Corporate managers 11 62 34 26 43 950 710 1180
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services 12 22 12 7 17 1310 750 1860
Professional occupations 2 59 34 25 43 880 650 1110
Science and technology professionals 21 18 * * * * * *
Health professionals 22 8 * * * * * *
Teaching and research professionals 23 18 * * * * * *
Business and public service professionals 24 15 * * * * * *
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 136 78 65 92 1790 1480 2090
Science and technology associate professionals 31 19 * * * * * *
Health and social welfare associate professionals 32 49 27 20 35 2400 1730 3070
Protective service occupations 33 16 * * * * * *
Culture, media and sports occupations 34 19 * * * * * *
Business and public service associate professionals 35 33 19 12 25 1100 720 1480
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 62 34 26 43 990 740 1240
Administrative occupations 41 49 27 20 35 1040 740 1330
Secretarial and related occupations 42 13 * * * * * *
Skilled trades occupations 5 140 80 66 93 2420 2020 2830
Skilled agricultural trades 51 11 * * * * * *
Skilled metal and electrical trades 52 55 32 23 40 2590 1910 3280
Skilled construction and building trades 53 59 33 25 42 2740 2040 3430
Textiles, printing and other skilled trades 54 15 * * * * * *
Personal service occupations 6 72 41 31 50 1670 1280 2060
Caring personal service occupations 61 52 29 21 36 1520 1100 1940
Leisure and other personal service occupations 62 20 12 7 17 2200 1230 3160
Sales and customer service occupations 7 40 23 15 30 950 650 1250
Sales occupations 71 32 18 11 24 910 590 1230
Customer service occupations 72 8 * * * * * *
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 79 44 35 54 2060 1610 2520
Process, plant and machine operatives 81 39 22 15 30 2220 1520 2910
Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 82 40 22 15 29 1930 1330 2530
Elementary occupations 9 89 52 41 63 1390 1100 1680
Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations 91 37 22 15 29 2050 1380 2710
Elementary administration and service occupations 92 52 30 22 38 1130 820 1440
All occupations (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   761 432 401 464 1430 1330 1530
Other job caused illness#   189 107 92 122 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   950 539 504 574 1780 1670 1900

Notes:

.. Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

+ Details of Standard Occupational Classification (2000)

# 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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Updated 15.09.09