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Table STRIND6 - 2007/08

Estimated days (full-day equivalent) off work and associated average days lost per worker due to self-reported stress, depression or anxiety caused or made worse by the current or most recent job, by industry section.

Industry description + Section Illness ascribed to their current/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
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 3 * * * * * *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 3 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 4 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 2 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 2 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 26 642 251 1033 0.20 0.077 0.32
Construction F 7 * * * * * *
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 42 907 503 1312 0.22 0.12 0.32
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 35 627 344 910 0.20 0.11 0.28
  Hotels and restaurants H 7 * * * * * *
Transport, storage and communication I 31 878 378 1377 0.48 0.21 0.75
Finance and business J&K 70 2242 1430 3054 0.54 0.34 0.73
  Financial intermediation J 18 * * * * * *
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 52 1452 850 2055 0.47 0.28 0.67
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 63 1896 1216 2577 1.09 0.70 1.47
Education M 55 1664 1004 2324 0.88 0.53 1.22
Health and social work N 81 2068 1325 2811 0.78 0.50 1.06
Other community, social and personal service activities O 15 * * * * * *
Missing   2 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   399 11450 9667 13234 0.48 0.40 0.55
Other job caused illness#   85 2096 1405 2788 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   484 13547 11635 15458 0.56 0.48 0.64

Notes:

.. Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

$ For people taking time off work.

+ Details of Standard Industrial Classification (1992)

# 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.

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

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Updated 22.06.09