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Table WRISIZE5 - 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 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 104 2300 1486 3114 0.96 0.62 1.30
               
1-24 employees 333 5810 4701 6918 0.82 0.67 0.98
25+ employees 853 16450 14444 18455 1.24 1.09 1.39
Missing 6 .. .. .. .. .. ..
               
1-49 employees 493 9046 7635 10457 0.93 0.78 1.07
50+ employees 693 13213 11415 15012 1.25 1.08 1.42
Missing 6 .. .. .. .. .. ..
               
All persons (illness ascribed to current or most recent job) 1296 24648 22212 27084 1.07 0.97 1.18
Other job caused illness, workplace size unknown# 267 5118 3990 6246 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job) 1563 29766 27079 32452 1.30 1.18 1.41

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.

Missing values differ between the two parts of the table giving 2001/02 estimates and rates because for 1-49 and 50+, individuals who gave the response 'Don't know but over 24 and under 500' have been coded as missing/unknown.