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Table WRISIZE1 - 2007/08

Estimated prevalence and rates of self-reported illness caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by workplace size, for people working in the last 12 months

Number of people in workplace + Illness ascribed to their current/most recent job
Sample cases Estimated prevalence (thousands) Rate per 100 000 employed in the last 12 months
central 95% C.I. central 95% C.I.
lower upper lower upper
Illness caused or made worse by current or most recent job              
Self employed on own or with partners but no employees 166 95 80 110 3100 2630 3580
               
1-24 employees 483 277 252 302 2870 2610 3130
25+ employees 1126 653 613 692 3770 3550 4000
Missing 4 .. .. .. .. .. ..
               
1-49 employees 717 415 384 446 3120 2890 3350
50+ employees 892 515 480 550 3770 3520 4030
Missing 4 .. .. .. .. .. ..
               
All persons (illness ascribed to current or most recent job) 1779 1027 978 1077 3400 3230 3560
Other job caused or made illness worse, workplace size unknown# 408 234 211 257 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job) 2187 1261 1206 1316 4170 3990 4350

Notes:

.. Not applicable

+ Relates to the number of people at their workplace, which is not necessarily the same as the number of people working for the company.

# Includes those who did not answer the question identifying the job to which their illness was ascribed and those who said their illness was ascribed to a job other than their current or most recent in the last 12 months.


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