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Table WRISIZE3 - 2004/05

Estimated incidence 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 incidence (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 57 30 22 38 1090 800 1380
               
1-24 employees 240 125 108 141 1350 1170 1520
25+ employees 610 320 294 346 1910 1760 2060
Missing 6 .. .. .. .. .. ..
               
1-49 employees 358 187 167 207 1460 1300 1610
50+ employees 492 258 235 281 1950 1780 2120
Missing 6 .. .. .. .. .. ..
               
All persons (illness ascribed to current or most recent job) 913 478 446 510 1640 1540 1750
Other job caused or made illness worse, workplace size unknown# 113 59 48 70 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job) 1026 536 503 570 1850 1730 1960

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.