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Table WRIIND6 - 2007/08

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 industry section

Industry description + Section Illness 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
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 13 * * * * * *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 13 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 13 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 3 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 10 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 113 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 113 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 or made illness worse#   207 4503 3403 5602 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   1289 27649 25011 30287 1.15 1.04 1.26

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 16.11.09