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Table WRISIZE5 - 2005/06

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 85 191910502788 0.780.421.13
               
1-24 employees 2584860 380659150.700.55 0.85
25+ employees 66512808 11042 14574 0.940.81 1.07
Missing 2.. .... .... ..
               
1-49 employees 3836804 555780500.710.58 0.84
50+ employees 54010864 9229125001.00.85 1.15
Missing 2.. .... .... ..
               
All persons (illness ascribed to current or most recent job) 101019589 17359 21818 0.850.750.94
Other job caused or made illness worse, workplace size unknown# 215 473036275833 ......
Total (illness ascribed to any job) 1225 24319 21829 26809 1.050.941.16

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.

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Updated 14.09.09