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Table WDLIND - 2008/09

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 15 * * * * * *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 15 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 11 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 1 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 10 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 97 2008 1231 2784 0.73 0.45 1.01
Construction F 90 2434 1481 3386 1.09 0.66 1.51
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 152 3250 2278 4223 0.82 0.58 1.07
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 121 2545 1679 3411 0.83 0.55 1.11
  Hotels and restaurants H 31 705 263 1148 0.79 0.29 1.28
Transport, storage and communication I 82 2011 1265 2757 1.16 0.73 1.59
Finance and business J&K 131 2310 1599 3021 0.55 0.38 0.72
  Financial intermediation J 33 680 256 1103 0.64 0.24 1.04
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 98 1630 1059 2202 0.52 0.34 0.70
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 84 2026 1310 2742 1.16 0.75 1.57
Education M 112 1969 1232 2706 0.98 0.61 1.34
Health and social work N 212 4339 3274 5403 1.52 1.15 1.90
Other community, social and personal service activities O 44 1281 485 2077 1.04 0.40 1.69
Other P&Q 2 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 2 * * * * * *
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   1032 22141 19612 24671 0.94 0.83 1.04
Other job caused illness#   141 2471 1761 3181 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   1173 24612 21985 27240 1.04 0.93 1.15
Injuries Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 24 132 42 221 0.29 0.093 0.49
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 24 132 42 221 0.30 0.096 0.50
Extractive and utility supply C&E 10 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 4 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 6 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 91 501 314 689 0.18 0.11 0.25
Construction F 85 608 377 838 0.27 0.17 0.37
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 116 660 376 943 0.17 0.095 0.24
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 87 529 260 798 0.17 0.085 0.26
  Hotels and restaurants H 29 131 41 220 0.15 0.047 0.25
Transport, storage and communication I 73 511 297 725 0.30 0.17 0.42
Finance and business J&K 36 290 0 617 0.069 0 0.15
  Financial intermediation J 4 * * * * * *
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 32 278 0 605 0.089 0 0.19
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 54 387 190 584 0.22 0.11 0.33
Education M 43 201 53 350 0.10 0.026 0.17
Health and social work N 91 737 398 1077 0.26 0.14 0.38
Other community, social and personal service activities O 31 144 43 244 0.12 0.035 0.20
Other P&Q 2 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 2 * * * * * *
Missing   1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All industries (injury sustained in current or most recent job)   657 4222 3505 4940 0.18 0.15 0.21
Injury sustained in other job#   38 489 218 761 .. .. ..
Total (injury sustained in any job)   695 4711 3941 5481 0.20 0.17 0.23
Illnesses or injuries Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 39 416 199 632 0.92 0.44 1.39
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 39 416 199 632 0.94 0.45 1.43
Extractive and utility supply C&E 20 276 66 486 0.82 0.20 1.44
  Mining and quarrying C 5 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 15 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 180 2509 1710 3308 0.91 0.62 1.20
Construction F 169 3041 2052 4030 1.36 0.92 1.80
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 262 3910 2893 4926 0.99 0.73 1.24
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 203 3074 2167 3981 1.00 0.71 1.30
  Hotels and restaurants H 59 836 377 1295 0.94 0.42 1.45
Transport, storage and communication I 147 2522 1740 3305 1.46 1.01 1.91
Finance and business J&K 165 2600 1817 3382 0.62 0.43 0.80
  Financial intermediation J 37 691 267 1115 0.65 0.25 1.05
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 128 1909 1251 2567 0.61 0.40 0.82
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 136 2413 1670 3156 1.38 0.96 1.81
Education M 153 2170 1418 2923 1.08 0.70 1.45
Health and social work N 292 5076 3950 6203 1.78 1.39 2.18
Other community, social and personal service activities O 75 1425 622 2227 1.16 0.51 1.81
Other P&Q 4 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 4 * * * * * *
Missing   1 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All industries (illness or injury associated with the current or most recent job)   1643 26364 23724 29003 1.12 1.00 1.23
Illness or injury associated with other job#   179 2960 2200 3720 .. .. ..
Total (illness or injury associated with any job)   1820 29324 26577 32071 1.24 1.13 1.36

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)

The breakdown by industry section for 2008/09 onwards may not be entirely consistent with those of previous years. This is because a new Standard Industrial Classification, SIC2007, has been introduced to replace the existing classification, SIC92. To allow comparisons with earlier years, each class under SIC2007 has been mapped to a section under SIC92, according to the assumed relationship between the two classifications. It is currently assumed that the effect of the changes on the time series is not significant, but further analysis is being undertaken by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Figures in italics are estimates based on fewer than 40 sample 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 2 sample case reported a work-related illness and a workplace injury which were caused by different jobs.

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Updated 14.10.09