LFS - Labour Force Survey - Self-reported work-related ill health and workplace injuries: Index of LFS tables

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The Office for National Statistics is the provider of the LFS data. The analysis of these data presented in the tables below is the sole responsibility of HSE.

Illness - Last updated 11/24

  • Type of illness (LFSILLTYP)
    • Table 1: Prevalence (annual, three-year average) - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 2: Incidence (annual, three-year average) - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 3: Working days lost and days lost per worker (annual, three-year average) - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 4: Working days lost and days lost per case (annual, three-year average) - for people working in the last 12 months
  • Age and gender (LFSILLAGE)
    • Table 1: Prevalence (three-year average) - all illness - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 2: Prevalence (three-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 3: Prevalence (three-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 4: Prevalence (three-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders mainly affecting the back - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 5: Prevalence (three-year average) - stress, depression or anxiety - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 6: Incidence (three-year average) - all illness - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 7: Incidence (three-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 8: Incidence (three-year average) - stress, depression or anxiety - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 9: Working days lost (three-year average) - all illness - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 10: Working days lost (three-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 11: Working days lost (three-year average) - stress, depression or anxiety - for people working in the last 12 months
  • Country and region of residence (LFSILLREG)
    • Table 1: Prevalence (three-year average) - all illness - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 2: Prevalence (three-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 3: Prevalence (three-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 4: Prevalence (three-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders mainly affecting the back - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 5: Prevalence (three-year average) - stress, depression or anxiety - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 6: Incidence (three-year average) - all illness - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 7: Incidence (three-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 8: Incidence (three-year average) - stress, depression or anxiety - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 9: Working days lost (three-year average) - all illness - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 10: Working days lost (three-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 11: Working days lost (three-year average) - stress, depression or anxiety - for people working in the last 12 months
  • Industry (LFSILLIND)
    • Table 1: Prevalence (annual, three-year and five-year average) - all illness - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 2: Prevalence (annual, three-year and five-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 3: Prevalence (annual, three-year and five-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 4: Prevalence (annual, three-year and five-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders mainly affecting the back - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 5: Prevalence (annual, three-year and five-year average) - stress, depression or anxiety - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 6: Incidence (annual, three-year and five-year average) - all illness - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 7: Incidence (annual, three-year and five-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 8: Incidence (annual, three-year and five-year average) - stress, depression or anxiety - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 9: Working days lost (annual, three-year and five-year average) - all illness - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 10: Working days lost (annual, three-year and five-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 11: Working days lost (annual, three-year and five-year average) - stress, depression or anxiety - for people working in the last 12 months
  • Occupation (LFSILLOCC)
    • Table 1: Prevalence (annual, three-year and five-year average) - all illness - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 2: Prevalence (annual, three-year and five-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 3: Prevalence (annual, three-year and five-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 4: Prevalence (annual, three-year and five-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders mainly affecting the back - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 5: Prevalence (annual, three-year and five-year average) - stress, depression or anxiety - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 6: Incidence (annual, three-year and five-year average) - all illness - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 7: Incidence (annual, three-year and five-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 8: Incidence (annual, three-year and five-year average) - stress, depression or anxiety - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 9: Working days lost (annual, three-year and five-year average) - all illness - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 10: Working days lost (annual, three-year and five-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 11: Working days lost (annual, three-year and five-year average) - stress, depression or anxiety - for people working in the last 12 months
  • Workplace size (LFSILLSIZ)
    • Table 1: Prevalence (three-year average) - all illness - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 2: Prevalence (three-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 3: Prevalence (three-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 4: Prevalence (three-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders mainly affecting the back - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 5: Prevalence (three-year average) - stress, depression or anxiety - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 6: Incidence (three-year average) - all illness - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 7: Incidence (three-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 8: Incidence (three-year average) - stress, depression or anxiety - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 9: Working days lost (three-year average) - all illness - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 10: Working days lost (three-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 11: Working days lost (three-year average) - stress, depression or anxiety - for people working in the last 12 months
  • How caused or made worse by work (LFSILLHOW) - last updated 10/19 (available via the National Archives)
    • Table 1: Prevalence (three-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 2: Prevalence (three-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders mainly affecting the upper limbs or neck - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 3: Prevalence (three-year average) - musculoskeletal disorders mainly affecting the back - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Table 4: Prevalence (three-year average) - stress, depression or anxiety - for people working in the last 12 months

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    Injuries – Last updated 11/24

    • Summary (LFSINJSUM)
      • Table 1: Incidence (annual) - all injuries - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 2: Incidence (annual) - over three days absence injuries - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 3: Incidence (annual) - over seven days absence injuries - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 4: Working days lost and days lost per worker (annual) - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 5: Working days lost and days lost per case (annual) - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Kind of accident (LFSINJKND)
      • Table 1: Incidence (three-year average) - all injuries - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 2: Incidence (three-year average) - over three days absence injuries - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 3: Incidence (three-year average) - over seven days absence injuries - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 4: Working days lost and days lost per worker (three-year average) - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 5: Working days lost and days lost per case (three-year average) - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Nature of injury (LFSINJNAT)
      • Table 1: Incidence (three-year average) - all injuries - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 2: Incidence (three-year average) - over three days absence injuries - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 3: Incidence (three-year average) - over seven days absence injuries - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 4: Working days lost and days lost per worker (three-year average) - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 5: Working days lost and days lost per case (three-year average) - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Country and region of residence (LFSINJREG)
      • Table 1: Incidence (three-year average) - all injuries - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 2: Incidence (three-year average) - over three days absence injuries - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 3: Incidence (three-year average) - over seven days absence injuries - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 4: Working days lost (three-year average) - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Age and gender (LFSINJAGE)
      • Table 1: Incidence (three-year average) - all injuries - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 2: Incidence (three-year average) - over three days absence injuries - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 3: Incidence (three-year average) - over seven days absence injuries - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 4: Working days lost (three-year average) - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Industry (LFSINJIND)
      • Table 1: Incidence (three-year and five-year average) - all injuries - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 2: Incidence (three-year and five-year average) - over three days absence injuries - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 3: Incidence (three-year and five-year average) - over seven days absence injuries - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 4: Working days lost (three-year and five-year average) - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Occupation (LFSINJOCC)
      • Table 1: Incidence (three-year and five-year average) - all injuries - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 2: Incidence (three-year and five-year average) - over three days absence injuries - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 3: Incidence (three-year and five-year average) - over seven days absence injuries - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 4: Working days lost (three-year and five-year average) - for people working in the last 12 months
    • Workplace size (LFSINJSIZ)
      • Table 1: Incidence (three-year average) - all injuries - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 2: Incidence (three-year average) - over three days absence injuries - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 3: Incidence (three-year average) - over seven days absence injuries - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 4: Working days lost (three-year average) - for people working in the last 12 months

    Illness and injuries – Last updated 11/24

    • Summary (LFSWDL)
      • Table 1: Working days lost and days lost per worker (annual, three-year average) - for people working in the last 12 months
      • Table 2: Working days lost and days lost per case (annual, three-year average) - for people working in the last 12 months

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Updated 2024-10-31