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Table INJIND1_3YRSIG

Comparison of averaged estimated incidence rates of self-reported reportable non-fatal injury to workers, by industry for people working in the last 12 months, averaged 2005/06-2007/08

Industry description Section, division, group or class Whether rates statistically significantly higher/lower than average across all industries
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B Higher
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A Higher
    Agriculture, hunting and related service activities 1 Higher
    Forestry, logging and related service activities 2 *
  Fishing B *
Extractive and utility supply C&E *
  Mining and quarrying C *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E *
Manufacturing D No
Construction F Higher
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H No
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G No
    Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automative fuel 50 No#
    Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 51 Higher
    Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles: repair of personal and household goods 52 No
      Retail trade 52.1-6 No
      Repair of personal, household goods 52.7 *
  Hotels and restaurants H No
Transport, storage and communication I Higher
    Land transport; transport via pipelines 60 No
    Water transport 61 *
    Air transport 62 *
    Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies 63 Higher
    Post and telecommunications 64 Higher
      Post and courier activities 64.1 Higher
        National post activities 64.11 Higher
        Courier activities (not national post) 64.12 *
      Telecommunications 64.2 *
Finance and business J&K Lower
  Financial intermediation J *
  Real estate, renting and business activities K Lower
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L No
      Administration of the State and the economic and social policy of the community 75.1 Lower
      Defence, justice, law, fire, foreign affairs etc 75.2 Higher
      Compulsory Social Security activities 75.3 *
Education M Lower
      Primary education 80.1 Lower
        Primary education, state, maintained 80.1 (state maintained) No
        Primary education, private, non-maintained 80.1 (private) *
      Secondary education 80.2 No
        General secondary education, state, maintained 80.21 (state maintained) No#
        General secondary education, private, non-maintained 80.21 (private) *
      Higher education 80.3 *
Health and social work N No
      Human health activities 85.1 Higher
        Hospital activities 85.11 Higher
        Medical practice activities 85.12 *
        Dental practice activities 85.13 *
        Other human health activities 85.14 Higher#
      Social work activities 85.3 No
        Social work activities with accommodation 85.31 No
        Social work activities without accommodation 85.32 Lower
Other community, social and personal service activities O No
Other P&Q *
  Private households with employed persons P *

Notes:

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates

# Rate based on fewer than 30 sample cases

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