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Table MSDSIZE5 - 2004/05

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

Number of people in workplace + 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
Self employed on own or with partners but no employees 58 1224 557 1890 0.51 0.23 0.79
   
1-24 117 1958 1211 2706 0.28 0.17 0.39
25+ 320 6439 5103 7775 0.47 0.38 0.57
Missing 2 .. .. .. .. .. ..
   
1-49 180 3112 2157 4068 0.32 0.22 0.42
50+ 257 5285 4089 6481 0.49 0.38 0.60
Missing 2 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All persons 497 9626 7943 11309 0.42 0.34 0.49

Notes:

  • Definitions and data reliability
  • .. Not applicable
  • # For people taking time off work.
  • + Relates to the number of people at their workplace, which is not necessarily the same as the number of people working for the company.
  • 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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Updated 12.05.08