Health and Safety Executive

Table MSDSIZE6 - 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, for small, medium and large workplaces, 2004/05 and 2003/04

Workplace size + 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
Small (less than 50 employees) ~ 238 4336 3171 5501 0.36 0.26 0.45
Medium (50-249 employees) 130 2548 1757 3338 0.53 0.36 0.69
Large (250+ employees) 114 2178 1420 2936 0.41 0.27 0.55
Missing/unknown 15 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All persons 497 9626 7943 11309 0.42 0.34 0.49

Notes:

  • Definitions and data reliability
  • .. Not applicable
  • ~ Includes those who are self-employed on their own or with partners who have no employees.
  • # 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.
  • Individuals who gave the response 'Don't know but between 50 and 499' have been coded as missing/unknown.
  • 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