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Table WRISIZE5 - 2007/08

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 current or most recent job, by workplace size

Number of people in workplace + Illness ascribed to the current or most recent job
Sample cases $ Days lost (thousands) Average days lost per worker
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 86 1739 1047 2432 0.67 0.40 0.94
               
1-24 employees 276 5284 4163 6406 0.73 0.58 0.89
25+ employees 717 16028 14037 18020 1.14 1.00 1.28
Missing 3 .. .. .. .. .. ..
               
1-49 employees 425 9236 7708 10765 0.92 0.77 1.07
50+ employees 568 12077 10375 13778 1.07 0.92 1.23
Missing 3 .. .. .. .. .. ..
               
All persons (illness ascribed to current or most recent job) 1082 23146 20752 25541 0.96 0.86 1.06
Other job caused or made illness worse, workplace size unknown# 207 4503 3403 5602 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job) 1289 27649 25011 30287 1.15 1.04 1.26

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.

$ For people taking time off work.

# 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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Updated 19.10.09