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Table WDLIND - 2007/08

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 11 * * * * * *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 11 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 13 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 3 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 10 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 114 2704 1880 3527 0.83 0.58 1.08
Construction F 95 1732 1079 2385 0.77 0.48 1.05
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 132 2327 1650 3005 0.57 0.40 0.73
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 100 1793 1200 2386 0.56 0.37 0.74
  Hotels and restaurants H 32 534 208 861 0.59 0.23 0.95
Transport, storage and communication I 86 1948 1271 2625 1.06 0.69 1.43
Finance and business J&K 131 3151 2220 4082 0.75 0.53 0.97
  Financial intermediation J 37 1207 563 1850 1.08 0.50 1.65
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 94 1944 1273 2616 0.63 0.42 0.85
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 127 2672 1928 3416 1.53 1.11 1.95
Education M 114 2606 1775 3437 1.37 0.94 1.81
Health and social work N 208 4362 3332 5393 1.64 1.25 2.03
Other community, social and personal service activities O 47 973 498 1448 0.79 0.40 1.17
Other P&Q 2 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 2 * * * * * *
Missing   2 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   1082 23146 20752 25541 0.96 0.86 1.06
Other job caused illness#   207 4503 3403 5602 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   1289 27649 25011 30287 1.15 1.04 1.26
Injuries Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 28 304 95 514 0.77 0.25 1.30
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 28 304 95 514 0.80 0.25 1.34
Extractive and utility supply C&E 7 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 2 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 5 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 103 790 337 1244 0.24 0.10 0.38
Construction F 111 1026 634 1418 0.45 0.28 0.63
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 171 729 499 960 0.18 0.12 0.23
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 133 605 389 821 0.19 0.12 0.26
  Hotels and restaurants H 38 124 44 204 0.14 0.049 0.23
Transport, storage and communication I 74 681 344 1019 0.37 0.19 0.55
Finance and business J&K 51 278 100 456 0.066 0.024 0.11
  Financial intermediation J 8 * * * * * *
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 43 221 54 389 0.072 0.018 0.13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 53 351 169 533 0.20 0.097 0.30
Education M 66 369 184 554 0.19 0.097 0.29
Health and social work N 100 738 455 1021 0.28 0.17 0.38
Other community, social and personal service activities O 40 184 54 315 0.15 0.044 0.25
Other P&Q 5 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 5 * * * * * *
Workplace outside UK   1 * * * * * *
All industries (injury sustained in the current or most recent job)   810 5668 4755 6582 0.24 0.20 0.27
Injury sustained in other job#   60 594 285 903 .. .. ..
Total (injury sustained in any job)   870 6262 5298 7227 0.26 0.22 0.30
Illnesses or injuries Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 37 734 140 1327 1.86 0.36 3.36
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 37 734 140 1327 1.92 0.37 3.48
Extractive and utility supply C&E 20 211 61 361 0.65 0.19 1.11
  Mining and quarrying C 5 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 15 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 208 3494 2538 4450 1.07 0.78 1.36
Construction F 202 2758 1996 3520 1.22 0.88 1.55
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 296 3057 2340 3773 0.74 0.57 0.92
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 227 2398 1765 3031 0.75 0.55 0.94
  Hotels and restaurants H 69 659 322 995 0.73 0.36 1.10
Transport, storage and communication I 157 2629 1872 3386 1.43 1.02 1.84
Finance and business J&K 181 3429 2481 4376 0.82 0.59 1.04
  Financial intermediation J 45 1263 617 1910 1.13 0.55 1.70
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 136 2165 1473 2857 0.71 0.48 0.93
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 175 3023 2254 3791 1.73 1.29 2.17
Education M 177 2975 2123 3828 1.57 1.12 2.01
Health and social work N 300 5101 4027 6174 1.92 1.52 2.32
Other community, social and personal service activities O 86 1158 665 1650 0.94 0.54 1.33
Other P&Q 7 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 7 * * * * * *
Workplace outside UK   1 * * * * * *
Missing   2 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All industries (illness or injury associated with the current or most recent job)   1849 28814 26243 31386 1.20 1.09 1.30
Illness or injury associated with other job#   264 5097 3952 6242 .. .. ..
Total (Illness or injury associated with any job)   2112 33911 31095 36728 1.41 1.29 1.53

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.

Estimates for 2007/08 have been revised (March 2009) due to a reclassification of a small number of 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 (illness or injury associated with the current or most recent job)' and 'Illness or injury associated with other job' do not sum to the 'Total (illness or injury associated with any job)', as 1 sample case reported a work-related illness and a workplace injury which was caused by different jobs.

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