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Table WDLIND - 2006/07

Estimated days (full-day equivalent) off work and associated average days lost per (full-time equivalent) worker due to self-reported work-related illness or workplace injuries attributed to the current or most recent job, by industry.

Days lost due to illness or injuries Industry description + Section Illness or injury 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
Illnesses Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 20 267 46 488 0.76 0.13 1.39
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 19 * * * * * *
  Fishing B 1 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 19 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 4 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 15 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 133 2729 1895 3563 0.84 0.58 1.09
Construction F 97 1845 1209 2480 0.84 0.55 1.13
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 170 3334 2425 4243 0.85 0.62 1.08
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 138 2591 1814 3369 0.85 0.59 1.10
  Hotels and restaurants H 32 743 272 1214 0.86 0.31 1.40
Transport, storage and communication I 92 2321 1476 3165 1.31 0.84 1.79
Finance and business J&K 162 3173 2258 4088 0.81 0.57 1.04
  Financial intermediation J 47 1161 599 1724 1.12 0.58 1.66
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 115 2012 1290 2733 0.70 0.45 0.95
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 122 2795 1944 3646 1.68 1.17 2.19
Education M 125 2257 1511 3003 1.23 0.82 1.63
Health and social work N 235 4390 3399 5380 1.73 1.34 2.12
Other community, social and personal service activities O 65 1127 549 1706 0.93 0.45 1.40
Other P&Q 3 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 3 * * * * * *
Missing   3 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   1246 24583 22106 27059 1.06 0.96 1.17
Other job caused illness#   229 5381 4066 6695 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   1475 29963 27155 32771 1.30 1.18 1.42
Injuries Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 29 166 57 276 0.47 0.16 0.79
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 27 127 48 206 0.38 0.14 0.62
  Fishing B 2 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 8 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 1 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 7 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 128 824 478 1170 0.25 0.15 0.36
Construction F 95 946 515 1377 0.43 0.24 0.63
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 176 908 433 1382 0.23 0.11 0.35
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 140 781 315 1248 0.26 0.10 0.41
  Hotels and restaurants H 36 127 40 213 0.15 0.047 0.25
Transport, storage and communication I 72 429 220 638 0.24 0.12 0.36
Finance and business J&K 45 257 92 421 0.065 0.023 0.11
  Financial intermediation J 9 * * * * * *
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 36 238 74 401 0.082 0.026 0.14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 68 555 238 872 0.33 0.14 0.52
Education M 60 250 115 385 0.14 0.063 0.21
Health and social work N 99 550 336 764 0.22 0.13 0.30
Other community, social and personal service activities O 43 280 133 426 0.23 0.11 0.35
Missing   3 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All industries (injury sustained in the current or most recent job)   826 5279 4370 6188 0.23 0.19 0.27
Injury sustained in other job#   67 494 275 714 .. .. ..
Total (injury sustained in any job)   893 5773 4838 6708 0.25 0.21 0.29
Illnesses or injuries Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 45 433 157 709 1.24 0.45 2.02
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 43 356 124 587 1.07 0.37 1.76
  Fishing B 2 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 26 416 138 694 1.39 0.46 2.31
  Mining and quarrying C 5 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 21 285 67 503 1.56 0.37 2.76
Manufacturing D 253 3553 2637 4468 1.09 0.81 1.37
Construction F 186 2791 1994 3587 1.28 0.91 1.64
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 331 4242 3206 5278 1.08 0.82 1.35
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 266 3372 2454 4291 1.10 0.80 1.40
  Hotels and restaurants H 65 870 390 1349 1.00 0.45 1.56
Transport, storage and communication I 159 2750 1879 3620 1.55 1.06 2.04
Finance and business J&K 201 3430 2500 4360 0.87 0.64 1.11
  Financial intermediation J 55 1181 617 1744 1.13 0.59 1.68
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 146 2249 1509 2989 0.78 0.52 1.03
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 183 3350 2435 4265 2.02 1.47 2.57
Education M 180 2507 1748 3266 1.36 0.95 1.77
Health and social work N 321 4940 3902 5977 1.95 1.54 2.35
Other community, social and personal service activities O 104 1407 806 2007 1.16 0.66 1.65
Other P&Q 3 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 3 * * * * * *
Missing   6 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All industries (illness or injury associated with the current or most recent job)   1998 29861 27194 32529 1.29 1.18 1.41
Illness or injury associated with other job#   291 5875 4540 7210 .. .. ..
Total (Illness or injury associated with any job)   2283 35736 32750 38723 1.55 1.42 1.68

Notes:

.. Not applicable.

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

$ For people taking time off work.

# Includes those who did not answer the question identifying the job to which their illness or injury was ascribed and those who said their illness or injury was ascribed to a job other than their current or most recent in the last 12 months.

+ Details of Standard Industrial Classification (1992)

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

Estimated days lost and days lost per worker due to workplace injuries include all those sustained as a result of a non-road traffic accident, not just reportable injuries resulting in over 3 days of absence from work.

For any given industry, the sample numbers for illnesses and injuries may not sum to the total, as some cases took time off due to both illnesses and injuries.

Sample numbers for All industries and Illness or injury associated with other job do not sum to the Total, as 6 sample cases reported a work-related illness and a workplace injury which were caused by different jobs.

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