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Table WRIIND6 - 2004/05

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 7 * * * * * *
  Agriculture, hunting and forestry A 7 * * * * * *
Extractive and utility supply C&E 10 * * * * * *
  Mining and quarrying C 2 * * * * * *
  Electricity, gas and water supply E 8 * * * * * *
Manufacturing D 150 3244 2357 4131 0.96 0.70 1.2
Construction F 99 2372 1566 3178 1.1 0.73 1.5
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods G 139 2412 1601 3223 0.74 0.49 0.99
Hotels and restaurants H 25 375 124 626 0.43 0.14 0.71
Transport, storage and communication I 89 1904 1182 2625 1.1 0.68 1.5
Financial intermediation J 53 1309 720 1899 1.3 0.72 1.9
Real estate, renting and business activities K 94 1356 833 1880 0.49 0.30 0.68
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security L 114 2957 2029 3886 1.8 1.2 2.4
Education M 130 1431 949 1913 0.78 0.52 1.0
Health and social work N 227 4003 3100 4906 1.6 1.2 1.9
Other community, social and personal service activities O 56 1630 906 2354 1.4 0.77 2.0
Other P&Q 3 * * * * * *
  Private households with employed persons P 3 * * * * * *
All industries   1196 23637 21191 26082 1.0 0.92 1.1

Notes:

  • Definitions and data reliability
  • * 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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Updated 12.05.08