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Table STROCC1 - 2004/05

Estimated 2004/05 prevalence of self-reported stress, depression or anxiety caused or made worse by work, by occupational major and sub-major group, for people ever employed

Occupation description + Major or sub major group Illness ascribed to any job
Sample cases Estimated prevalence (thousands)
central 95% C.I.
lower upper
Managers and senior officials 1 179 93 79 106
Corporate managers 11 148 76 64 89
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services 12 31 16 10 22
Professional occupations 2 193 99 85 113
Science and technology professionals 21 31 15 10 21
Health professionals 22 15 * * *
Teaching and research professionals 23 115 58 48 69
Business and public service professionals 24 32 17 11 23
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 171 89 76 103
Science and technology associate professionals 31 17 * * *
Health and social welfare associate professionals 32 52 26 19 33
Protective service occupations 33 19 * * *
Culture, media and sports occupations 34 19 * * *
Business and public service associate professionals 35 64 34 26 42
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 137 68 57 80
Administrative occupations 41 102 52 41 62
Secretarial and related occupations 42 35 17 11 22
Skilled trades occupations 5 47 25 17 32
Skilled agricultural trades 51 3 * * *
Skilled metal and electrical trades 52 23 12 7 17
Skilled construction and building trades 53 11 * * *
Textiles, printing and other skilled trades 54 10 * * *
Personal service occupations 6 52 28 20 35
Caring personal service occupations 61 44 23 16 30
Leisure and other personal service occupations 62 8 * * *
Sales and customer service occupations 7 69 37 28 46
Sales occupations 71 54 30 22 37
Customer service occupations 72 15 * * *
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 58 31 23 39
Process, plant and machine operatives 81 31 17 11 22
Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 82 27 14 9 20
Elementary occupations 9 71 38 29 47
Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations 91 29 15 9 21
Elementary administration and service occupations 92 42 23 16 31
Missing/unknown   4 .. .. ..
All occupations   981 509 477 542

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