• 2006/07
• 2005/06
• 2004/05
• 2003/04
• 2001/02

Gender	Type of complaint		Sample cases $	Days lost (thousands)			Average days lost per case+
				central	95% C.I.		central	95% C.I.
					lower	upper		lower	upper
Males	Bone, joint or muscle problem		303	6574	5215	7934	20.3	16.4	24.2
		mainly affects upper limbs or neck	99	2331	1533	3130	20.7	14.2	27.2
		mainly affects the lower limbs	59	1695	954	2437	26.7	16.0	37.4
		mainly affects the back	145	2547	1733	3361	17.3	12.2	22.4
	Breathing or lung problem		34	478	166	791	15.9	6.39	25.3
	Skin problem		11	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Hearing problem		1	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		170	4686	3534	5837	31.6	24.9	38.3
	Headache and/or eyestrain		9	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		15	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Infectious disease		17	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Other		52	1063	382	1744	25.3	10.4	40.2
	Missing		1	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Total		613	13528	11560	15496	21.9	19.0	24.9
Females	Bone, joint or muscle problem		206	2876	2106	3646	12.9	9.67	16.2
		mainly affects upper limbs or neck	83	1322	790	1855	13.2	8.19	18.2
		mainly affects the lower limbs	23	335	121	550	11.0	4.51	17.4
		mainly affects the back	100	1218	705	1732	13.2	8.04	18.5
	Breathing or lung problem		19	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Skin problem		5	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Hearing problem		2	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		272	5851	4736	6966	29.1	24.3	33.8
	Headache and/or eyestrain		14	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		14	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Infectious disease		19	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Other		60	951	510	1392	22.3	13.2	31.5
	Missing		1	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Total		612	10791	9272	12309	20.4	17.8	22.9
All persons	Bone, joint or muscle problem		509	9450	7885	11015	17.3	14.6	20.0
		mainly affects upper limbs or neck	182	3654	2694	4613	17.2	13.0	21.4
		mainly affects the lower limbs	82	2031	1259	2803	21.6	14.0	29.2
		mainly affects the back	245	3766	2799	4732	15.7	12.0	19.5
	Breathing or lung problem		53	763	376	1150	16.9	9.05	24.7
	Skin problem		16	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Hearing problem		3	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Stress, depression or anxiety		442	10537	8934	12139	30.1	26.2	34.1
	Headache and/or eyestrain		23	232	0	476	8.79	0	17.7
	Heart disease/attack, other circulatory system		29	961	422	1499	34.1	16.9	51.3
	Infectious disease		36	183	91	275	7.88	4.68	11.1
	Other		112	2014	1203	2826	23.8	15.1	32.5
	Missing		2	..	..	..	..	..	..
	Total		1225	24319	21829	26809	21.2	19.2	23.2

Notes:

.. Not applicable.

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

$ For people taking time off work.

+ "case" refers to persons suffering from a particular type of work-related illness.

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

• Definitions and data reliability.