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Table WRIOCC6 - 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 occupational major and sub-major group, 2004/05, 2003/04 and 2001/02

Occupation description + Major or sub-major group 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
Managers and senior officials 1 144 3129 2231 4026 0.77 0.55 0.99
Corporate managers 11 119 2679 1820 3537 0.84 0.57 1.1
Managers and proprietors in agriculture and services 12 25 450 187 713 0.52 0.21 0.82
Professional occupations 2 156 1736 1258 2215 0.57 0.41 0.73
Science and technology professionals 21 32 337 177 498 0.37 0.20 0.55
Health professionals 22 8 * * * * * *
Teaching and research professionals 23 86 957 570 1344 0.88 0.52 1.2
Business and public service professionals 24 30 333 136 530 0.42 0.17 0.67
Associate professional and technical occupations 3 221 4741 3602 5880 1.4 1.1 1.8
Science and technology associate professionals 31 25 457 170 745 1.0 0.37 1.6
Health and social welfare associate professionals 32 95 1497 953 2041 1.9 1.2 2.6
Protective service occupations 33 23 1083 428 1739 3.3 1.3 5.3
Culture, media and sports occupations 34 18 * * * * * *
Business and public service associate professionals 35 60 1251 687 1814 0.98 0.54 1.4
Administrative and secretarial occupations 4 131 2603 1853 3354 1.0 0.71 1.3
Administrative occupations 41 100 2116 1425 2808 1.1 0.72 1.4
Secretarial and related occupations 42 31 487 195 779 0.79 0.32 1.3
Skilled trades occupations 5 140 2920 2059 3781 0.95 0.67 1.2
Skilled agricultural trades 51 10 * * * * * *
Skilled metal and electrical trades 52 49 1226 633 1818 1.0 0.53 1.5
Skilled construction and building trades 53 58 1233 684 1782 1.1 0.63 1.6
Textiles, printing and other skilled trades 54 23 199 45 352 0.41 0.093 0.72
Personal service occupations 6 112 2094 1374 2813 1.4 0.91 1.9
Caring personal service occupations 61 89 1717 1068 2366 1.5 0.93 2.0
Leisure and other personal service occupations 62 23 376 65 687 1.0 0.18 1.9
Sales and customer service occupations 7 80 1379 815 1942 1.0 0.59 1.4
Sales occupations 71 65 1095 573 1616 1.0 0.54 1.5
Customer service occupations 72 15 * * * * * *
Process, plant and machine operatives 8 96 2326 1437 3215 1.2 0.74 1.7
Process, plant and machine operatives 81 45 916 486 1346 0.99 0.53 1.4
Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 82 51 1410 632 2188 1.4 0.62 2.2
Elementary occupations 9 116 2709 1877 3541 1.2 0.85 1.6
Elementary trades, plant and storage related occupations 91 48 1029 496 1562 1.2 0.58 1.8
Elementary administration and service occupations 92 68 1680 1041 2320 1.2 0.77 1.7
All occupations   1196 23637 21191 26082 1.0 0.92 1.1

Notes:

  • Definitions and data reliability
  • .. Not applicable
  • * 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 4 in the 'Self-reported work-related illness in 2004/05' (SWI04/05) report for details of Standard Occupational 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