Table WRIAGE3 - 2004/05

Estimated days (full-day equivalent) off work and associated average days lost per (full-time equivalent) worker due to a self-reported illness caused or made worse by work, by age and gender.

Gender	Age group	Sample cases $	Days lost (thousands)			Average days lost per worker
			central	95% C.I.		central	95% C.I.
			central	lower	upper	central	lower	upper
Males	16 - 24	41	422	183	661	0.27	0.12	0.42
	25 - 34	120	2565	1680	3450	0.83	0.54	1.11
	35 - 44	211	4168	3163	5174	1.09	0.82	1.35
	45 - 54	172	3933	2896	4971	1.24	0.91	1.56
	55+	149	4790	3502	6077	2.10	1.54	2.67
	Total	693	15878	13738	18018	1.13	0.98	1.29
Females	16 - 24	49	967	438	1497	0.76	0.34	1.17
	25 - 34	146	1987	1442	2532	0.92	0.67	1.17
	35 - 44	198	3086	2294	3877	1.29	0.96	1.63
	45 - 54	244	4852	3807	5897	2.26	1.78	2.75
	55+	103	1634	1118	2149	1.37	0.94	1.80
	Total	740	12526	10928	14124	1.37	1.19	1.54
All persons	16 - 24	90	1389	808	1970	0.48	0.28	0.69
	25 - 34	266	4552	3513	5591	0.87	0.67	1.06
	35 - 44	409	4552	5975	8533	1.17	0.96	1.37
	45 - 54	416	8786	7296	10275	1.65	1.37	1.93
	55+	252	6423	5036	7811	1.85	1.45	2.25
	Total	1433	28404	25722	31086	1.23	1.11	1.34

Notes:

$ For people taking time off work.

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