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Table WRIIND4 - 2008/09

Estimated incidence and rates of self-reported illness caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by industry section, for people working in the last 12 months

Industry description + Section Illness ascribed to their current/most recent job
Sample cases Estimated incidence (thousands) Rate per 100 000 employed in the last 12 months
central 95% C.I. central 95% C.I.
lower upper lower upper
Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing A&B 9 * * * * * *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 9 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 9 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 2 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 7 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 82 50 39 62 1550 1210 1880
Construction F 67 42 32 53 1680 1270 2100
Wholesale, retail trade, hotels and restaurants G&H 138 88 73 103 1510 1250 1780
  Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 112 71 58 85 1620 1310 1930
  Hotels and restaurants H 26 17 10 23 1180 720 1640
Transport, storage and communication I 52 36 26 46 1800 1300 2300
Finance and business J&K 119 77 62 91 1480 1200 1750
  Financial intermediation J 31 20 13 28 1560 980 2130
  Real estate, renting and business activities K 88 57 44 69 1450 1140 1760
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 64 38 29 48 1850 1380 2320
Education M 73 43 33 53 1450 1110 1790
Health and social work N 171 102 87 118 2660 2250 3060
Other community, social and personal service activities O 32 20 13 27 1160 750 1580
Other P&Q 1 * * * * * *
  Extra-territorial organisations Q 1 * * * * * *
All industries (illness ascribed to the current or most recent job)   817 509 472 546 1680 1560 1800
Other job caused illness#   65 42 32 52 .. .. ..
Total (illness ascribed to any job)   882 551 513 589 1810 1690 1940

Notes:

.. Not applicable

* Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates.

+ 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).

# 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 30 sample cases.

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Updated 16.11.09