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Table WRIIND6 - 2003/04

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 industry section.

Industry description + Section 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
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 16 * * * * * *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 16 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 14 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 7 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 7 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 168 3201 2322 4080 0.91 0.66 1.17
Construction F 117 2941 2003 3879 1.43 0.98 1.89
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 132 2342 1626 3058 0.70 0.49 0.91
Hotels and restaurants H 49 970 429 1510 1.11 0.49 1.73
Transport, storage and communication I 106 2554 1745 3362 1.47 1.00 1.93
Financial intermediation J 56 946 547 1345 0.93 0.54 1.32
Real estate, renting and business activities K 102 1245 730 1760 0.46 0.27 0.66
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 115 3248 2250 4246 2.03 1.41 2.65
Education M 137 1956 1375 2537 1.10 0.78 1.43
Health and social work N 217 3367 2602 4131 1.37 1.06 1.69
Other community, social and personal service activities O 61 1129 639 1618 0.96 0.55 1.38
Other P&Q 6 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 4 * * * * * *
  Extra-territorial organisations and bodies Q 2 * * * * * *
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   1296 24648 22212 27084 1.07 0.97 1.18
Other job caused or made illness worse#   267 5118 3990 6246 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   1563 29766 27079 32452 1.30 1.18 1.41

Notes:

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

$ For people taking time off work.

+ Details of Standard Industrial Classification (1992).

# 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 16.11.09