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Table WRISIZE5 - 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 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 87 1713 973 2454 0.72 0.41 1.03
               
1-24 employees 305 5190 4065 6315 0.74 0.58 0.90
25+ employees 796 16555 14542 18569 1.22 1.07 1.37
Missing 8 .. .. .. .. .. ..
               
1-49 employees 473 8747 7227 10267 0.90 0.74 1.06
50+ employees 628 12999 11260 14738 1.20 1.04 1.36
Missing 8 .. .. .. .. .. ..
               
All persons (illness ascribed to current or most recent job) 1196 23637 21191 26082 1.02 0.92 1.13
Other job caused illness, workplace size unknown# 237 4768 3664 5871 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job) 1433 28404 25722 31086 1.23 1.11 1.34

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.