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Table WRISIZE1 - 2006/07

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. central95% C.I.
lowerupperlowerupper
Illness caused or made worse by current or most recent job         
Self employed on own or with partners but no employees221 122105139 416036004720
               
1-24 employees583325298 353347031803750
25+ employees1247689650 728413039004370
Missing6...... ......
               
1-49 employees821456424 488354032903780
50+ employees1009558523 594424039804510
Missing6...... ......
               
All persons (illness ascribed to current or most recent job) 2057114010901191 390037304070
Other job caused or made illness worse, workplace size unknown# 450244221267 ......
Total (illness ascribed to any job)2507 138413291440 474045504920

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.