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Table WRISIZE1 - 2003/04

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 199 100 86 114 3590 3090 4090
               
1-24 employees 578 295 270 319 3120 2860 3370
25+ employees 1334 672 635 709 4090 3870 4310
Missing 9 .. .. ..      
               
1-49 employees 853 434 404 463 3340 3120 3570
50+ employees 1059 533 500 566 4130 3880 4380
Missing 9 .. .. ..      
               
All persons (illness ascribed to current or most recent job) 2120 1071 1025 1118 3700 3550 3860
Other job caused or made illness worse, workplace size unknown# 531 269 246 292 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job) 2651 1340 1288 1393 4630 4460 4810

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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Updated 19.10.09