Stress and Psychological Disorders in
Great Britain 2013

Industry and Occupation.

The industries with the highest estimated prevalence rate of work-related stress in GB averaged over the last three years (2009/10 - 2011/12) were as follows;
Human health and social work activities with 2 090 cases per 100 000 people working in the last 12 months, education with 1 780 cases per 100 000 people, and public administration and defence with 1 810 cases per 100 000 people working in the last 12 months.

These industries have significantly higher estimated prevalence rates of work-related stress than across all industries averaged over 2009/10 - 2011/12.
When comparing the estimated prevalence rates of work- related stress in these three industry areas with the average of the previous three year period (2006/07-2008/09) there has been no statistical significant change in education and human health and social work.

However, public administration and defence is statistically significantly lower than in the earlier period. The occupations with the highest estimated prevalence rate of work-related stress in GB, averaged over the last three years (2009/10 - 2011/12) were as follows;

Nurses with 2 730 cases per 100 000 people working in the last 12 months, teaching and education professionals with 2 340 cases per 100 000 people, and welfare and housing associate professionals with 2290 per 100 000 people.

These occupations have statistically significantly higher estimated prevalence rates of work-related stress than across all occupations averaged over 2009/10 - 2011/12.
When comparing the estimated prevalence rate of work-related stress for nurses, and teaching and educational professional occupations with the average of the previous three year period (2006/07 - 2008/09), there has been no statistical significant change. However, the prevalence rate for welfare and housing associate professionals is statistically significantly lower than in the earlier period.
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