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Table WRISIZE1 - 2004/05

Estimated prevalence and rates (%) of self-reported illness caused or made worse by current or most recent job, by workplace size, for people working in the last 12 months, 2004/05, 2003/04 and 2001/02

Number of people in workplace + Illness ascribed to their current/most recent job
Sample cases Estimated prevalence (thousands) Rate per 100 employed in the last 12 months
central 95% C.I. central 95% C.I.
lower upper lower upper
Self employed on own or with partners but no employees 174 94 80 108 3.4 2.9 3.9
   
1-24 employees 497 259 235 282 2.8 2.5 3.0
25+ employees 1219 634 598 670 3.8 3.6 4.0
Missing 12 .. .. .. .. .. ..
   
1-49 employees 742 386 358 415 3.0 2.8 3.2
50+ employees 974 507 474 539 3.8 3.6 4.1
Missing 12 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All persons 1902 993 947 1039 3.4 3.3 3.6

Notes:

  • Definitions and data reliability
  • .. Not applicable
  • + 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 2.7 and Appendix 3.2 in the 'Self-reported work-related illness in 2004/05' (SWI04/05) report for more details on prevalence estimates and rates.
  • 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