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Table WRISIZE3 - 2005/06

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 31 23 40 1100 810 1390
               
1-24 employees 224 123 107 140 1330 1150 1510
25+ employees 495 271 247 295 1620 1470 1760
Missing 2 .. .. .. .. .. ..
               
1-49 employees 318 176 156 195 1380 1220 1530
50+ employees 401 219 197 241 1650 1480 1810
Missing 2 .. .. .. .. .. ..
               
All persons (illness ascribed to current or most recent job) 778 427 396 458 1460 1360 1570
Other job caused or made illness worse, workplace size unknown# 94 53 42 63 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job) 872 480 447 512 1640 1530 1750

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.