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Table MSDSIZE5 - 2005/06

Estimated days (full-day equivalent) off work and associated average days lost per (full-time equivalent) worker due to self-reported musculoskeletal disorders 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
central95% C.I. central95% C.I.
lowerupperlowerupper
Illness caused or made worse by current or most recent job         
Self employed on own or with partners but no employees60 12165751858 0.490.230.75
               
1-24 employees931422884 19600.210.130.28
25+ employees2644950 380960920.360.28 0.45
Missing1.. .... .... ..
               
1-49 employees1472008 140926080.210.15 0.27
50+ employees2104364 325354750.400.30 0.50
Missing1.. .... .... ..
               
All persons (illness ascribed to current or most recent job) 418759061759005 0.330.270.39
Other job caused illness, workplace size unknown#91 186011922528 .... ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)509 94507885 11015 0.410.340.48

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.