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Table WRIIND6 - 2004/05

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 7 * * * * * *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 7 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 10 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 2 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 8 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 150 3244 2357 4131 0.96 0.70 1.22
Construction F 99 2372 1566 3178 1.11 0.73 1.49
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 139 2412 1601 3223 0.74 0.49 0.99
Hotels and restaurants H 25 375 124 626 0.43 0.14 0.71
Transport, storage and communication I 89 1904 1182 2625 1.09 0.68 1.50
Financial intermediation J 53 1309 720 1899 1.30 0.72 1.89
Real estate, renting and business activities K 94 1356 833 1880 0.49 0.30 0.68
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 114 2957 2029 3886 1.79 1.23 2.35
Education M 130 1431 949 1913 0.78 0.52 1.04
Health and social work N 227 4003 3100 4906 1.56 1.21 1.91
Other community, social and personal service activities O 56 1630 906 2354 1.38 0.77 1.99
Other P&Q 3 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 3 * * * * * *
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   1196 23637 21191 26082 1.02 0.92 1.13
Other job caused or made illness worse#   237 4768 3664 5871 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   1433 28404 25722 31086 1.23 1.11 1.34

Notes:

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

Figures in italics are estimates based on fewer than 40 sample cases.

$ 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.