Economically Active Population Survey
Illnesses
Persons who are employed or who previously worked, who have had a work-related illness, by type of illness and sex
Units: thousands of persons and percentages

	Absolute value			Percentage			
	Both sexes	Men	Women	Both sexes	Men	Women	
Total	1,632.4	824.5	807.8	100.00	100.00	100.00	
Bone, joint or muscular problems mainly affecting the neck, shoulders, arms or hands	301.7	108.2	193.5	18.48	13.13	23.95	
Bone, joint or muscular problems mainly affecting the legs, hips or feet	263.7	140.0	123.7	16.15	16.98	15.31	
Bone, joint or muscular problems mainly affecting the back	461.8	227.8	233.9	28.29	27.63	28.96	
Respiratory or lung problems	86.0	62.1	23.9	5.27	7.53	2.96	
Skin problem	13.8	7.0	6.8	0.84	0.85	0.84	
Hearing problem	12.6	10.6	2.1	0.77	1.28	0.26	
Stress, depression or anxiety	209.6	97.6	111.9	12.84	11.84	13.86	
Headache and/or eye fatigue	22.6	8.0	14.7	1.39	0.97	1.82	
Heart disease or attack, or other circulatory system problems	88.2	64.9	23.3	5.40	7.87	2.88	
Infectious disease (viral, bacterial or other type of infection)	15.2	6.0	9.2	0.93	0.73	1.14	
Stomach, liver or kidney or digestive problems	41.1	24.3	16.8	2.52	2.94	2.08	
Other type of health problem	108.0	66.0	42.0	6.62	8.01	5.20	
They do not know	8.0	2.0	6.1	0.49	0.24	0.75	
Notes:
1) The illness or health problem must have taken place within the 12 months prior to the Sunday of the reference week

 Work-related illness refers to an illness caused or aggravated by the current or previous work
Source: National Statistics Institute