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Table WRISIZE3 - 2004/05

Estimated incidence 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 incidence (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 57 30 22 38 1.1 0.80 1.4
   
1-24 240 125 108 141 1.3 1.2 1.5
25+ 610 320 294 346 1.9 1.8 2.1
Missing 6 .. .. .. .. .. ..
   
1-49 358 187 167 207 1.5 1.3 1.6
50+ 492 258 235 281 2.0 1.8 2.1
Missing 6 .. .. .. .. .. ..
All persons 913 478 446 510 1.6 1.5 1.8

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 2.8 and Appendix 3.2 in the 'Self-reported work-related illness in 2004/05' (SWI04/05) report for more details on incidence 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