Health and Safety Executive

Table WRIIND6 - 2003/04

Estimated days (full-day equivalent) off work and associated average days lost per worker due to a self-reported illness caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by industry section, 2004/05, 2003/04 and 2001/02.

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 16 * * * * * *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 16 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 14 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 7 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 7 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 168 3201 2322 4080 0.91 0.66 1.2
Construction F 117 2941 2003 3879 1.4 0.98 1.9
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 132 2342 1626 3058 0.70 0.49 0.91
Hotels and restaurants H 49 970 429 1510 1.1 0.49 1.7
Transport, storage and communication I 106 2554 1745 3362 1.5 1.0 1.9
Financial intermediation J 56 946 547 1345 0.93 0.54 1.3
Real estate, renting and business activities K 102 1245 730 1760 0.46 0.27 0.66
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 115 3248 2250 4246 2.0 1.4 2.6
Education M 137 1956 1375 2537 1.1 0.78 1.4
Health and social work N 217 3367 2602 4131 1.4 1.1 1.7
Other community, social and personal service activities O 61 1129 639 1618 0.96 0.55 1.4
Other P&Q 6 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 4 * * * * * *
  Extra-territorial organisations and bodies Q 2 * * * * * *
All industries   1296 24648 22212 27084 1.1 0.97 1.2

Notes:

  • * Sample numbers too small to provide reliable estimates
  • Figures in italics are estimates based on fewer than 40 sample cases
  • # For people taking time off work
  • + See Appendix 5 in the 'Self-reported work-related illness in 2004/05' (SWI04/05) report for details of Standard Industrial Classification
  • See section 2.9 and Appendix 3.2 in the 'Self-reported work-related illness in 2004/05' (SWI04/05) report for more details on days lost calculations.
  • The estimates in this table take account of revisions made to the Great Britain population estimates following the 2001 Census.

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