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Table WRISIZE1 - 2005/06

Estimated prevalence 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 prevalence (thousands) Rate per 100 000 employed in the last 12 months
central95% C.I.central 95% C.I.
lowerupper lower upper
Illness caused or made worse by current or most recent job         
Self employed on own or with partners but no employees166 9277106 320027103690
               
1-24 employees453248224 271267024202920
25+ employees1037560525 595334031303540
Missing5.. .... .... ..
               
1-49 employees656357329 385280025803020
50+ employees834450419 481339031503620
Missing5.. .... .... ..
               
All persons (illness ascribed to current or most recent job) 1661902857946 309029403240
Other job caused or made illness worse, workplace size unknown#450 245222268 .... ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)2111 114710961197 393037604100

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.