• 2004/05
• 2003/04
• 2001/02

Gender	Age group	Sample cases #	Days lost (thousands)			Average days lost per worker
			central	95% C.I.		central	95% C.I.
				lower	upper		lower	upper
Males	16 - 24	41	422	183	661	0.27	0.12	0.42
	25 - 34	120	2565	1680	3450	0.83	0.54	1.1
	35 - 44	211	4168	3163	5174	1.1	0.82	1.3
	45 - 54	172	3933	2896	4971	1.2	0.91	1.6
	55+	149	4790	3502	6077	2.1	1.5	2.7
	Total	693	15878	13738	18018	1.1	0.98	1.3
Females	16 - 24	49	967	438	1497	0.76	0.34	1.2
	25 - 34	146	1987	1442	2532	0.92	0.67	1.2
	35 - 44	198	3086	2294	3877	1.3	0.96	1.6
	45 - 54	244	4852	3807	5897	2.3	1.8	2.8
	55+	103	1634	1118	2149	1.4	0.94	1.8
	Total	740	12526	10928	14124	1.4	1.2	1.5
All persons	16 - 24	90	1389	808	1970	0.48	0.28	0.69
	25 - 34	266	4552	3513	5591	0.87	0.67	1.1
	35 - 44	409	4552	5975	8533	1.2	0.96	1.4
	45 - 54	416	8786	7296	10275	1.7	1.4	1.9
	55+	252	6423	5036	7811	1.8	1.5	2.2
	Total	1433	28404	25722	31086	1.2	1.1	1.3

Notes:

• Definitions and data reliability
• # For people taking time off work.
• 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.