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Table WRISIZE5 - 2006/07

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
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 employees110 14149721856 0.560.390.74
               
1-24 employees3236712 532581000.960.76 1.16
25+ employees80916411 14403184191.221.07 1.37
Missing4...... ......
               
1-49 employees4719413 806109930.970.81 1.14
50+ employees66113710 11849155711.271.10 1.45
Missing4...... ......
All persons (illness ascribed to current or most recent job) 1246245832210627059 1.060.961.17
Other job caused or made illness worse, workplace size unknown# 229538140666695 ......
Total (illness ascribed to any job)1475 299632715532771 1.301.181.42

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.